The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RAFT , but the solution may also be WAFT which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Float crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAFT | 48 % | 4 |
| WAFT | 27 % | 4 |
| BUOY | 6 % | 4 |
| HOVER | 5 % | 5 |
| RIDE | 4 % | 4 |
| BOB | 2 % | 3 |
| SAIL | 2 % | 4 |
| DRIFT | 1 % | 5 |
| SWIM | 1 % | 4 |
| PONTOON | 1 % | 7 |
| GLIDE | 1 % | 5 |
| BALSA | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Float
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drift
- swim
- blow
- ice-cream soda
- be adrift
- ice-cream float
- buoyancy
- profiler
- char
- tank
- floatation
- flotation
Crossword Answer definitions
RAFT noun- A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- (by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
- A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.
- A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
- (when ordering food) A slice of toast.
- A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.
- To convey on a raft.
- To make into a raft.
- To travel by raft.
- To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.
- A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
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 RAFT
- Float
- Huck Finn's transport
- White-water vessel
- Floater
- Coin flipping actor
- Finn's transport
- Lifesaver, maybe
- River transport
- Kon Tiki
- Vehicle for Finn (Tribute #9)
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 BUOY
- Water-skier's marker
- Harbor marker
- Marker next to a liner
- Regatta obstacle
- Uplift
- Floating guide
- Harbor bobber
- Hearten
- Marker used by fishermen
- Channel marker
More clues leading to the result HOVER
- Flying-saucer maneuver
- Make like a hummingbird
- Float
- Remain floating in air
- Hang around
- Be overattentive, as a waiter
- Hummingbirds do it
- Show protectiveness
- Emulate a feeding hummingbird
- Act solicitously, perhaps
More clues leading to the result RIDE
- Sally in space
- "Thumb a ___"
- Catch a Greyhound
- The Cyclone, for one
- Thumb a __ (hitchhike)
- Be carried by
- Carnival attraction
- Disneyland attraction
- Emulate Miss Daisy
- Go by car
More clues leading to the result BOB
- Fast Feller
- Float like a cork
- Cut short
- Horse trainer Baffert
- Pavement drummer Nastanovich
- Shilling
- Go for apples
- Short cut
- Partner of weave
- Seger or Saget
More clues leading to the result SAIL
- Shove off
- __ into (criticize)
- Jib, for one
- Lateen or spanker
- Leave port
- Ply the briny
- Take a cruise
- Ship out
- Jib, e.g.
- Jib or spinnaker
More clues leading to the result DRIFT
- "Do you get my ___?"
- Blow with the wind
- "Catch my ___?"
- Go with the flow
- Snowbank
- Wander aimlessly
- Move aimlessly
- Tendency
- Go off course
- Snowstorm's aftermath
More clues leading to the result SWIM
- Take a dip
- Fish do it
- Work-out in the pool
- Paddle in the pool
- Do the butterfly
- Sink alternative
- Crawl, say
- Dip, maybe
- Have a stroke?
- Work out in a lane
More clues leading to the result PONTOON
- Float
- Floating bridge support
- Float that supports a bridge
- Floatplane feature
- Certain landing aid
- What may float your boat
- Seaplane part
- Float on an airplane
- Military portable boat.
- Army engineer's construction.
More clues leading to the result GLIDE
- Coast
- Move effortlessly
- Effortless movement
- Sashay
- Travel smoothly
- Fly like a paper airplane
- Soar
- Move smoothly
- Move without effort
- Fly like a parasailer