The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Blade on a boat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OAR | 100 % | 3 |
Why may OAR be the right solution?
"OAR" is the right answer because a blade on a boat is a long pole with a flat blade at one end used for rowing or steering.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Blade on a boat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keel
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- blade
- helm
Crossword Answer definitions
OAR noun- A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat .
- An oarsman; a rower.
- An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
- To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.
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