Hits, as a housefly
The crossword clue "Hits, as a housefly" is answered by SWATS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SWATS
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Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SWATS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SWATS, most used first.
- Whacks - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Tries for flies - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Hits - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Attacks, as a fly - used 7 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.
- Open-handed hits - SLAPS, used 14 times
- Hits the mall - SHOPS, used 11 times
- Hits hard - BELTS, used 10 times
- Hits the tarmac - LANDS, used 10 times
- "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's ___" - AMORE, used 10 times
- Hits with snowballs - PELTS, used 9 times
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