The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VANES , but the solution may also be SHAFTS which is one of the most recent solution (2009 in Wall Street Journal).
Feather parts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VANES | 50 % | 5 |
| SHAFTS | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Feather parts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pinnate
- plumulose
- barb
- barrel
- eye
- eyes
- hackle
- pinnule
- secondary
- shoulder
- shouldering
- shoulders
Crossword Answer definitions
VANES noun- A weather vane
- Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid
- The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- A sight on a sextant or compass
- One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile
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 VANES
- Windblown objects
- Wind showers
- Windmill parts
- Windmill features
- Wind direction finders
- Barn toppers
- Windmill blades
- Barntop sights
- Wind indicators
- West pointers, sometimes?