The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word STRINGERS , but the solution may also be SILLS which is one of the most recent solution (1971 in New York Times).
Horizontal timbers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRINGERS | 25 % | 9 |
| SLEEPERS | 25 % | 8 |
| SILLS | 25 % | 5 |
| STRETCHERS | 25 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Horizontal timbers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sills
- beam
- skid
- skidding
- crown
- crowning
- boom
- counter
- plate
- rail
- rails
- sleeper
Crossword Answer definitions
STRINGERS noun- Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
- Someone who strings someone along.
- A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
- The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
- A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
- A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
- A person who plays on a particular string.
- Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
- (1800s) A hard-hit ball.
- A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
- A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
- A libertine; a wencher.
- A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.
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 STRINGERS
More clues leading to the result SLEEPERS
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- Long shots
- Unexpected successes
- Dr. Dentons
- Dark horses
- Certain train segments
- Unexpected hits
- Baby's nightwear
- Ones in dreamland
- Pullman cars
More clues leading to the result SILLS
- Former New York City Opera director
- Cooling pie locales
- Windows have these
- Soprano Beverly
- Pigeon perches
- Soprano nicknamed "Bubbles"
- Foundation timbers
- "Bubbles" of the Metropolitan Opera
- Coloratura Beverly
- Window parts