Basketball shot made using one hand, often by bouncing the ball off the backboard Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAYUP Basketball shot made using one hand, often by bouncing the ball off the backboard (5)
6% LAIDIN Made, as an easy basketball shot (6) New York Times Jan 17, 2026
6% BANKSHOT Basketball attempt that uses the backboard (8) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% VOLLEYED Struck (a ball) before bouncing (8) The Times Concise Dec 22, 2025
5% ECHOED Bounced off the walls (6) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
5% ARM What you'd use to make a basketball shot (3)
5% MANIC Bouncing off the walls (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
5% BANK Shot that uses the backboard (4) Universal Jan 22, 2019
5% REBOUNDS Grabs a basketball off the backboard (8)
5% LAYUPS Shots off the backboard (6)
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