The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GALES , but the solution may also be OBOES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
High winds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GALES | 46 % | 5 |
| OBOES | 29 % | 5 |
| FIFES | 13 % | 5 |
| FLUTES | 8 % | 6 |
| PICCOLOS | 4 % | 8 |
Why may OBOES be the right solution?
The answer "OBOES" is a play on words. "High winds" can refer to both strong winds and musical instruments. Oboes are a type of musical instrument, so it fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: High winds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wind shear
- headwinds
- windstorm
- windy
- crosswind
- violent storm
- headwind
- storms
- tornadoes
- hurricanes
- thunderstorms
- prevailing winds
Crossword Answer definitions
GALES noun- A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
- An outburst, especially of laughter.
- A light breeze.
- A song or story.
- A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
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 GALES
- High winds
- Outbursts
- Storms
- Strong winds
- Big blows at sea
- Big blows
- 7 to 10 on the Beaufort Scale
- Big blows on the main
- Units of laughter
- Hurricane harbingers
More clues leading to the result OBOES
- Slender woodwinds
- Reed instruments
- Shawm's followers
- Double-reeded woodwinds
- Instruments in wind quintets
- English horn relatives
- Hautboys
- They're long and blown
- Woodwind instruments with 24 keys
- Woodwinds
More clues leading to the result FIFES
- Little tooters
- Piccolos' kin
- High-pitched flutes
- Tooters in a Yule tune
- Drums' mates
- Shrill woodwinds
- Drums' accompaniment, sometimes
- Marching band instruments
- Small flutes
- Small flutes in military bands
More clues leading to the result FLUTES
- Champagne glasses
- Piccolo cousins
- Piccolos' cousins
- Piecrust furrows
- Wind instruments
- Some woodwinds
- Conductor's concern
- Reedless woodwinds
- High winds
- Wind instruments.