Dance move also known as a backslide Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dance move also known as a backslide featured in New York Times puzzle on January 2, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOONWALK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOONWALK Dance move also known as a backslide (8) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
3% WAR Card game also known as Battle (3) USA Today Dec 31, 2025
3% STEP Dance move (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 23, 2025
3% CHOREOGRAPHY Composition of dance moves and sequences (12) The Times Concise Dec 22, 2025
3% FINS Parts of submarines also known as fairwaters (4) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
3% REES Indigenous people also known as Arikaras (4) The Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
3% SOURSOP Fruit also known as guanabana (7) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
3% MEAD Drink known also as "honey wine" (4) New York Times Dec 14, 2025
3% SEADOVES Birds also known as "little auks" (8) New York Times Dec 13, 2025
3% TOETAP Dance move (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 11, 2025

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