Play ___ (be absent without permission) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Play ___ (be absent without permission) . 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 HOOKY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOOKY Play ___ (be absent without permission) (5)
9% EXEAT Permission to be absent (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 10, 2025
8% STEAL Take without permission (5)
8% AWOL Absent without permission (4) Mirror Tea Time Dec 2, 2024
8% TRUANT Absent without permission (6) USA Today Aug 14, 2015
7% MISSING Absent (7) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
6% IPASS "Keep playing without me" (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
6% LEAVE Exit permission (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
6% LIBERAL Permissive (7) (7) Mirror Quick Oct 1, 2025
6% MAY Has permission to (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 10, 2025
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