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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball shot made using one hand, often by bouncing the ball off the backboard . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAYUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAYUP Basketball shot made using one hand, often by bouncing the ball off the backboard (5)
5% FIST Hand ball? (4) LA Times Daily May 30, 2026
5% NBA US basketball league (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 27, 2026
5% SWISH Sound of a perfect basketball shot (5) New York Times May 21, 2026
5% WENT Bounced (4) LA Times Daily May 16, 2026
5% SLAM ___ dunk (basketball shot) (4)
5% HYPER Bouncing off the walls (5) Universal Feb 27, 2026
5% BANKSHOT Basketball attempt that uses the backboard (8) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% BANK Shot that uses the backboard (4) Universal Jan 22, 2019
5% REBOUNDS Grabs a basketball off the backboard (8)
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