The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REEF , but the solution may also be ISLE which is one of the most recent solution (1986 in New York Times).
Cay or key crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REEF | 33 % | 4 |
| ISLE | 33 % | 4 |
| ISLET | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cay or key
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- islet
- isle
- reef
- coral
- tax
- ait
- atoll
- cayo
- cuba
- eight
- eyot
- lanai
Crossword Answer definitions
REEF noun- A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
- A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
- A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
- A reef knot.
- To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
- To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
- (of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
- The itch; any eruptive skin disorder.
- Dandruff.
- Scabby; scurvy.
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 REEF
- Great Barrier __
- Coral structure
- Ship's bane
- Coral ridge
- Great Barrier ____
- Sailors' hazard
- Coral formation
- Mariner's danger
- Marine hazard
- Shipping hazard
More clues leading to the result ISLE
- Britain's ____ of Man
- Global speck
- Man, for one
- Spot in the ocean
- Spot on a map
- Wight, for one
- Capri or Wight
- Fair ___ (Shetland sweater)
- Majorca or Minorca
- Man or Wight