Bet it's a boat! (wordplay terrible at first) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bet it's a boat! (wordplay terrible at first) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUNT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNT Bet it's a boat! (wordplay terrible at first) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 29, 2022
68% PUN Wordplay (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 14, 2025
62% PUNGENT Strong man of wordplay? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
62% WAGER Bet (5) USA Today Aug 11, 2025
59% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
59% OHNO "That's terrible!" (4) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
59% IVAN __ the Terrible (4) Commuter Aug 18, 2025
56% POTS Betting pools (4)
56% RED Roulette bet (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2025
56% STAKED Placed as a bet (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2025

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