Use roughly like a play on words (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Use roughly like a play on words (6) . 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 PUNISH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISH Use roughly like a play on words (6) (6)
8% TWOACT Like many plays (6) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
8% PUN Play on words (3) (3) Mirror Classic Oct 8, 2025
8% PAR On ___ with (roughly equal to) (3)
8% UMPED Used a "Safe!" word? (5) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
8% MUCKABOUT Play around with mud, roughly (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 14, 2025
7% ADD "Combining" kitchen word that is used in cookbooks (3)
7% FRIENDS "Words with ___," popular word game on Facebook that you can play with others (7)
7% BEDAUB Roughly apply paint (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
7% GRUFF Roughly spoken (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 6, 2025
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