Hitting the backspace key (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hitting the backspace key (8) . 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 DELETING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELETING Hitting the backspace key (8) (8)
95% DELETE Hit the backspace key, say (6)
9% ERASE Backspace over (5) LA Times Daily Aug 4, 2025
8% ESC Key hit in panic (3) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
7% CAPS "___ LOCK" (KEY HIT BEFORE THIS CLUE WAS WRITTEN) (4) The Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
7% ERASER Backspace key, often (6) LA Times Daily Jul 9, 2017
7% ERASED Used the backspace key (6) Universal Aug 21, 2016
7% ERASES Uses the backspace key (6)
6% PIANOS Keyed instruments (6) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
6% TAB Indent key (3)
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