The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POSSE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1962.
Armed force crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POSSE | 50 % | 5 |
| LEGION | 25 % | 6 |
| MILITIA | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Armed force
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- military
- army
- navy
- marines
- sp
- marine corps
- marine
- cruise
- greens
- jack
- sbs
- coast guard
Crossword Answer definitions
POSSE noun- A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
- A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.
- A search party.
- A criminal gang.
- A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result POSSE
- Sheriff's gang
- Sheriff's group
- Hunting party
- Oater volunteers
- Western band
- Your bodyguard, handlers, personal assistant, etc.
- Drake's entourage
- Desperado hunters
- Outlaw hunters
- Entourage
More clues leading to the result LEGION
- Multitude
- Roman military unit
- Army
- ___ of Boom (Seattle Seahawks secondary)
- Gadarene demon's name
- French Foreign ___
- Foreign ___
- Military unit
- Roman army unit
- Troop group