The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VEERED , but the solution may also be TACKED which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Wall Street Journal).
Changed course crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VEERED | 43 % | 6 |
| TURNED | 29 % | 6 |
| TACKED | 14 % | 6 |
| DETOURED | 14 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Changed course
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- veered
- deviated
- diverged
- swerved
- turned
- turning point
- alter
- better
- burn
- change
- changes
- changing
Crossword Answer definitions
VEERED verb- To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
- To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
- (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
- (of the wind) To shift aft.
- To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
- To turn.
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 VEERED
- Drove wildly
- Suddenly turned
- Zigzagged
- Changed course
- Swerved
- Zigged or zagged
- Changed direction
- Didn't go straight
- Swerved^VEERE
- Tried to avoid, in a way
More clues leading to the result TURNED
- Changed course
- Went sour
- Changed color in autumn
- Defected
- Changed color
- Took an intersecting road
- Went bad
- Became inedible
- Gyrated.
- Reversed.
More clues leading to the result TACKED
- Fastened, in a way
- Changed course at sea
- Sailed a zigzag course
- Attached to the bulletin board
- Changed a yacht's course
- Added, with "on"
- Added (on)
- Nailed down, as carpets
- Stitched.
- Zigzagged.