The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLOOP , but the solution may also be KETCH which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Fore-and-aft-rigged vessel crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOOP | 71 % | 5 |
| KETCH | 29 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fore-and-aft-rigged vessel
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sloop
- ketch
- schooner
- foresail
- topsail
- bark
- barking
- goosewinged
- spanker
- cutter
- topmast
- fore-and-after
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOOP noun- A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
- A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
- A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
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 SLOOP
- Single-masted boat
- Single-masted vessel
- Vessel with one mast
- Dinghy alternative
- Single-masted ship
- One-master
- Sailing vessel
- John B, for one
- Cutter cousin
- 19th-century warship