The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BELAY , but the solution may also be REEVE which is one of the most recent solution (1972 in New York Times).
Fasten a rope crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BELAY | 50 % | 5 |
| REEVE | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fasten a rope
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- roping
- lash
- belay
- leash
- reeve
- bend
- painter
- tie
- bended
- bends
- bens
- bind
Crossword Answer definitions
BELAY noun- The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
- The object to which a rope is secured.
- A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
- To surround; environ; enclose.
- To overlay; adorn.
- To besiege; invest; surround.
- To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
- To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
- To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
- To lay aside; stop; cancel.
- The general command to stop or cease.
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 BELAY
- Sailor's "Stop!"
- Make fast, at sea
- Fasten, as a ship's rope
- Fasten a rope to a cleat
- Secure ropes
- Stop, at sea
- Fasten, as a ship's line
- Secure, as a nautical rope
- Secure, as a ship's line
- Anchor, as a nautical rope