The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ASTERN , but the solution may also be RETROGRADE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Backward crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASTERN | 49 % | 6 |
| FRO | 14 % | 3 |
| AREAR | 11 % | 5 |
| AFT | 9 % | 3 |
| RETRAL | 6 % | 6 |
| RETRAD | 3 % | 6 |
| SHY | 3 % | 3 |
| ABACK | 3 % | 5 |
| RETROGRADE | 3 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backward
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rearward
- back
- rearwards
- retral
- reversed
- reverse
- retrograde
- inverse
- reversive
- retracted
- receding
- returning
Crossword Answer definitions
ASTERN adjective- Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
- Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
- In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
- At or toward the rear of a vessel.
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 ASTERN
- Behind a vessel
- Howard or Isaac?
- Behind, to Barnacle Bill
- Toward the rear
- Aft
- To the rear, to a rear admiral
- Back on the water
- At the ship's back
- Away from the bow
- Back in the Navy
More clues leading to the result FRO
- Away
- Swinging direction
- To's companion
- Away, on a swing
- Back again
- To and ___
- To's opposite
- Style for Bob Ross, for short
- Puffy top, informally
- Black Power cut
More clues leading to the result AREAR
- Toward the back
- "It ain't got a backseat or ___ window" ("Surf City" lyric)
- Sternward
- Toward the stern
- In the back
- Backward, shipwise
- To the back
- In the back.
- In the rear.
- Back of the front line.
More clues leading to the result AFT
- Sternward
- Rudder location
- Early P.M.
- Eve. preceder
- Swabbie's rear
- Towards the stern
- Tail gunner's position in a plane
- Ship direction
- Not fore
- Back on a plane
More clues leading to the result RETRAL
More clues leading to the result RETRAD
More clues leading to the result SHY
- Bashful
- Short
- " ... twice __."
- Not at all outgoing
- Unlikely to mix
- Averse to first moves
- Retiring
- Tending to shrink
- Like a wallflower
- Owing
More clues leading to the result ABACK
- By surprise
- How one may be taken
- One way to be taken
- Taken __ (startled)
- Bad way to be taken
- Unawares
- Off-guard
- How the surprised are taken
- Taken ___ (surprised)
- One way to be taken?