Open-handed hit
The crossword clue "Open-handed hit" is answered by SLAP, a 4-letter entry. Used 78 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLAP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAP answer page.
Used 78 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SLAP
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLAP, most used first.
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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.
- Slightly open - AJAR, used 322 times
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- Open a bit - AJAR, used 84 times
- Village People hit - YMCA, used 80 times
- Partly open - AJAR, used 75 times
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