The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NAILED , but the solution may also be LASHED which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Fastened securely crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAILED | 60 % | 6 |
| LASHED | 20 % | 6 |
| SHUT | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fastened securely
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- secure
- tight
- firmly
- anchored
- fixed
- fay
- close-fitting
- strait
- taut
- close
- firm
- hidebound
Crossword Answer definitions
NAILED verb- To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
- To drive a nail.
- To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- To catch.
- To expose as a sham.
- To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To spike, as a cannon.
- To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
- Having nails (often of a specified kind).
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 NAILED
- Threw out, as a baserunner
- Caught red-handed
- Executed perfectly
- Hit hard
- Caught
- Executed to perfection
- Stuck, in gymnastics
- Used a hammer
- Did right
- Hit on the head
More clues leading to the result LASHED
- Wielded a whip
- Tied down
- Tied fast
- Attacked verbally, with "out"
- ___ out at (reproved harshly)
- Bound tightly
- Struck with a cat-o'-nine-tails
- Secured with rope
- Was sharply critical, with "out"
- Tied up