Humorous play on words Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Humorous play on words last seen in Puzzler Backwords 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUN Humorous play on words (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 28, 2025
39% PUNS Humorous plays on words (4) Universal May 20, 2017
4% COMIC Humorous (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
4% SKIT Short, humorous play (4)
3% SPOONERISM No promises broken in play on words? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
3% TOYED Played (with) (5) New York Times Nov 24, 2025
3% ALONG Word after "play" or "tag" (5) Universal Nov 23, 2025
3% CORNERPOST *Even lamer joke on a humor blog? (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
3% BITINGWIT Humor with an edge (9) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
3% WRY Like some humor (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 20, 2025

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