Bridge coup

The answer

SLAM

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAM answer page.

Used 132 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 15 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.

• ENDPLAY (1 uses in xd)
• GRANDSLAM (1 uses in xd)
• LITTLESLAM (1 uses in xd)
• MELD (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SLAM

Every other clue in this collection answered by SLAM, most used first.

• Criticize harshly - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Close with a bang - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Close noisily - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetry competition - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge feat - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
• Close angrily - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
• Shut forcefully - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge term. - used 25 times, most recently in 2006
• Bridge bid - used 24 times, most recently in 1995
• Criticize severely - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Close loudly - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetry contest - used 21 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Coup d'___ - ETAT, used 594 times
• Bridge - SPAN, used 254 times
• Bridge position - EAST, used 121 times
• Bridge seat - EAST, used 68 times
• Coup target - ETAT, used 47 times
• "The Bridge on the River ___" - KWAI, used 43 times

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