Hits on the head, informally Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOINKS Hits on the head, informally (6) New York Times Aug 13, 2023
94% BEANED Hit on the head, informally (6)
10% RAM Hit head-on (3) Commuter Sep 10, 2025
9% BONK Hit the wall in a marathon, informally (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
9% RAMS Hits head-on (4) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2025
8% BOSSES Heads (6) New York Times Oct 25, 2025
8% TELLS Informs (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
8% OLDSTER Senior, informally (7) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
8% NITE Informal evening (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
8% SPOT "That hit the ___" (4) USA Today Oct 15, 2025

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