The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TENOR which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Drift crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TENOR | 34 % | 5 |
| TREND | 33 % | 5 |
| ROAM | 11 % | 4 |
| ROVE | 4 % | 4 |
| TIDE | 3 % | 4 |
| GIST | 3 % | 4 |
| WAFT | 2 % | 4 |
| MEANDER | 2 % | 7 |
| STRAY | 2 % | 5 |
| DEVIATE | 1 % | 7 |
| SNOWBANK | 1 % | 8 |
| GAD | 1 % | 3 |
| FLOAT | 1 % | 5 |
| SAG | 1 % | 3 |
| IMPORT | 1 % | 6 |
| WANDER | 1 % | 6 |
Why may TENOR be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drift
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rove
- waft
- freewheel
- range
- ramble
- cast
- blow
- float
- wander
- roam
- vagabond
- stray
Crossword Answer definitions
TENOR noun- A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
- A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
- A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
- The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
- Tone, as of a conversation.
- Duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.
- The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
- Time to maturity of a bond.
- Stamp; character; nature.
- An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
- That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
- A tenor saxophone.
- Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.
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 TENOR
- Choir member
- Domingo, for one
- Quartet member
- Alto's big brother
- Baritone's little brother
- Enrico Caruso, for one
- Pavarotti is one
- Pavarotti, e.g.
- Viola's range
- Bono or Beck, singing-wise
More clues leading to the result TREND
- The latest in fashion
- Current style, as in fashion
- Election-night data
- Movement
- Slant
- Drift
- Fashion
- It's in
- Analyst's result
- Be the subject of many posts
More clues leading to the result ROAM
- Extra cellular fee
- Act the gadabout
- Go from pillar to post
- Like a nomad
- Wander
- Wander about
- Wander around
- Take a nomad's route
- Meander
- Amble, say
More clues leading to the result ROVE
- Gad about
- Gallivant
- Go from pillar to post
- Peregrinate
- Tool about
- Wander
- Go gadding
- Go rambling
- "Bush's brain"
- Bush advisor
More clues leading to the result TIDE
- Fab rival
- All alternative
- All's rival
- Bayman's concern
- Laundry detergent
- Oceanic rise and fall
- Red __ (shellfish bane)
- Rip or neap
- "Crimson ___" : Alabama athletes
- 'Bama team
More clues leading to the result GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result WAFT
- Float gently
- It's in the air
- Float on air
- Travel, like an aroma
- Drift gently
- Float in the air
- Float in the breeze
- Float on the breeze
- Float along
- Ride the breeze
More clues leading to the result MEANDER
- Circuitous journey
- Take a long route
- Zig and zag
- Move on a sinuous course
- Oxbow
- Ramble
- Amble
- Weave a winding path
- Wind lazily
- Wind, as a country road
More clues leading to the result STRAY
- Wander off
- Like many adopted puppies
- Go off the map
- Lose the plot
- Lost toy?
- Take the scenic route
- Fail to concentrate
- Go off
- Leave the pack
- Wander
More clues leading to the result DEVIATE
- Break pattern
- Stray
- Go astray
- Wander
- Abandon the norm
- Turn aside
- Veer off course
- Stray from the norm
- Digress
- Leave the path
More clues leading to the result SNOWBANK
- Certain drift
- Mound of wintry precipitation
- Winter storm pileup
- Blizzard by-product
- Drift.
- Winter sight in Me.
More clues leading to the result GAD
- Flit about
- Gallivant
- Wander (about)
- Roam around
- Meander
- Be footloose
- Amble
- ___ about (roam)
- Go a-roving
- Ramble around
More clues leading to the result FLOAT
- Arrange for, as a loan
- Bob
- Parade attraction
- Summer treat made with root beer
- Waft
- Dad's treat
- Fountain drink
- Malt-shop order
- Levitate
- Parade spectacle
More clues leading to the result SAG
- Get droopy
- Droop
- Reagan was its pres.
- Lose energy
- Depression
- Droop in the middle
- Go limp
- Hang down
- Bow to gravity
- What overloaded shelves do
More clues leading to the result IMPORT
- Accept from abroad
- Significance
- Buy from overseas
- Saab or Suzuki
- Bring in: from a foreign country
- Bring in from abroad
- Commodity from abroad
- Non-domestic beer, e.g.
- Oil, for many
- Consequence