Reaction to a punch Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Reaction to a punch featured on October 25, 2025. 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 OOF.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OOF Reaction to a punch (3)
36% OOFS Reactions to gut punches (4) New York Times Mar 18, 2020
3% MANHUNT Reaction to an escape (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% EPIPEN Reaction shot? (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% STICKERSHOCK Dismayed reaction to a tag (12) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
3% OMG Stunned reaction letters (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
3% STRIKE Punch (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 14, 2025
3% LACED Spiked, as punch (5) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
3% OOH Reaction to fireworks (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
3% RASH Poison ivy reaction (4) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
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"OOF" is an onomatopoeic expression often used to convey the sound or feeling of being punched. In the crossword world, it's a playful way to represent the reaction to a punch without using words like "ouch" or "ow."