Short rhythmic musical phrase or figure played repeatedly, as in rock and jazz music (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIFF Short rhythmic musical phrase or figure played repeatedly, as in rock and jazz music (4) (4)
7% OPERA Musical play (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 27, 2026
7% RIFFS Repeated musical phrases (5) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
7% DANCE Move rhythmically to music (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
7% RIFT Short rhythmic phrase, in music (4)
6% TACET "Don't play," in music (5) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
6% RUSHTHEBEAT Play music too fast (11) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
6% ALT ___-rock (music genre for The Killers) (3)
6% REORG Corporate musical chairs, for short (5) New York Times Jan 15, 2026
6% EMO Genre of rock music (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
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