The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABAFT , but the solution may also be AFT which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Behind, at sea crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABAFT | 56 % | 5 |
| ASTERN | 22 % | 6 |
| AFT | 22 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Behind, at sea
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abaft
- aft
- astern
- backwater
- below
- deep
- ditch
- down
- drag
- ground
- grounded
- hull
Crossword Answer definitions
ABAFT adverb- On the aft side; in the stern.
- Backwards.
- Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
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 ABAFT
- Toward the stern
- To the back of
- Sternward
- Toward a boat's wake
- Behind, nautically
- Back at sea
- Not forward, to a salt
- Sailor's back?
- Toward the ship's rear
- Near the back, nautically
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