The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HEFTS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Hoists crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEFTS | 25 % | 5 |
| HEAVES | 17 % | 6 |
| ERECTS | 17 % | 6 |
| ELEVATES | 8 % | 8 |
| RAISES | 8 % | 6 |
| LIFTS | 8 % | 5 |
| CRANES | 8 % | 6 |
| LIFTERS | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hoists
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lift
- run up
- wind
- attempts
- cylinders
- elevators
- jacks
- lifters
- lifts
- mittens
- mitts
- risers
Crossword Answer definitions
HEFTS noun- Weight.
- Heaviness, the feel of weight.
- The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
- The greater part or bulk of anything.
- To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
- To test the weight of something by lifting it.
- A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
- An animal that has become hefted thus.
- (West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
- (Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
- A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.
- A part of a serial publication.
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 HEFTS
- Weights
- Tests something's weight by lifting
- Hoists a weight
- Tests the weight of
- Lifts up
- Tests by lifting
- Lifts with effort
- Hoists with difficulty
- Strains to lift
- Hoists
More clues leading to the result HEAVES
- Rides the swells
- Chucks
- Hoists
- Equine affliction.
- Hoists.
- Lifts and throws.
- Throws.
- Casts, nautically.
- Tosses.
- Tosses
More clues leading to the result ERECTS
- Puts up
- Builds
- Assembles
- Builds up
- Raises, as a building
- Constructs
- Sets up
- Is constructive?
- Raises, as a monument
- Establishes
More clues leading to the result ELEVATES
More clues leading to the result RAISES
- Brings up
- Bumps up
- Hikes in pay
- Ups
- Erects, as a barn
- Post-review rewards
- Does more than see
- Poker ploys
- Contract demands
- Rewards from the boss
More clues leading to the result LIFTS
- Pilfers
- Height enhancers
- Boosts
- Rides
- Heighteners
- Shoe inserts
- Pumps iron
- Elevators, in England
- Elevator-shoe features
- Ski slope transports
More clues leading to the result CRANES
- Trumpeting birds
- Rubbernecks
- Dockyard lifters
- Cargo handlers, say
- Heavy moving equipment
- Long-legged creatures on the beach
- Origami birds
- Rail relatives
- Long-legged birds
- Building site giants