The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAIFS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Castaways crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAIFS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Castaways
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shipwrecked
- outcast
- pariah
- forsaken
- unfortunate
- rejected
- shipwreck survivor
- survivors
- survivor
- contestants
- shipwreck
- castoffs
Crossword Answer definitions
WAIFS noun- A castaway; a homeless child.
- (of a plant outside its native range) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized.
- Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
- Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
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