Hits on the head
The crossword clue "Hits on the head" is answered by BOPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BOPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOPS answer page.
Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CLUNKS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BOPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOPS, most used first.
- Conks on the head - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Conks - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Knocks on the noggin - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Conks on the noggin - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Dances to jazz - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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