The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NUN , but the solution may also be GONG which is one of the most recent solution (1996 in LA Times).
Kind of buoy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NUN | 75 % | 3 |
| GONG | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kind of buoy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nun
- gong
- cork
- corking
- dolphin
- float
- bell
- trip
- whip
- boathook
- raise
- poke
Crossword Answer definitions
NUN noun- A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister.
- (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
- A prostitute.
- A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
- The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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 NUN
- Woman with a habit
- Franciscan, e.g.
- Mother Teresa, e.g.
- Wimple wearer
- One with a habit
- Theresa of Avila, for one
- Convent resident
- Sister
- Sally Field role
- Sister concerned with souls
More clues leading to the result GONG
- Disqualify, Barris-style
- "Dinner's ready" sound
- "The ___ Show" (Offbeat talent)
- Percussion instrument
- Instrument in a Chinese temple
- Percussion instrument played with a mallet
- For example, leaving a holiday drink overturned can be what signals the start of dinner (4)
- Instrument warmed up by rubbing (Tribute #8)
- Chinese percussion
- Tam-tam