Scores on a serve (4 letters)

{ Answer }

ACES

{ Related Clues }

Bullets
Crackerjacks
Experts
Hotshots
Assets in poker
Bullets, in poker
Certain fliers
First-rate
Hero aviators
King toppers
Nestlers in sleeves
Radio's "Easy ___"
Reno "bullets"
Star pitchers
Super-duper
They're nonreturnable
Top pitchers
Air force heroes
Fine poker holdings
Good blackjack holdings
They're good with tricks
Versatile blackjack holdings
Cards up one's sleeve?
Old radio favorite "Easy ___"
They're part of a good deal
Items up one's sleeve, maybe
They're worth 1 or 11 in blackjack

{ Tags }

aces, blackjack, bullets, cards, dice, easy, experts, good, hand, high, king, pair, pitchers, poker, serves, tennis, theyre, throw, top, tops, winners

{ Notes }

The answer ACES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ACE as a noun:

1. (one, 1, I, ace, single, unity) = the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"

2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

3. (ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz) = someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

4. (Allied Command Europe, ACE) = a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey

5. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach

ACE as a verb:

1. (breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail) = succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

2. score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"

3. play (a hole) in one stroke

4. serve an ace against (someone)