Start of a basketball game. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Start of a basketball game . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TIPOFF.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
TIPOFF Start of a basketball game (6)
TAP Start of a basketball game. (3)
TAPOFF Start of a basketball game. (6)

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