Either catch or miss the ball (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Either catch or miss the ball (5) . 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 LASSO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LASSO Either catch or miss the ball (5) (5)
7% GETSWISE Catches on (8) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
7% NET Catch (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 22, 2026
7% NABS Catches (4) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
6% ALERT On the ball (5) Commuter Feb 11, 2026
6% PIGGY Muppet "Miss" (5) Newsday Feb 11, 2026
6% ABET Words on either side of "___ is ___" (4) New York Times Feb 8, 2026
6% ISTHISATRICK "What's the catch?" (12) Universal Feb 8, 2026
6% DESCRY Catch sight of (6) The Times Concise Feb 5, 2026
6% RUGBYFOOTBALL Ball game (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
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