The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ANCHOR , but the solution may also be STAPLE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Universal uClick).
Mainstay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANCHOR | 24 % | 6 |
| PILLAR | 19 % | 6 |
| STAPLE | 19 % | 6 |
| BULWARK | 14 % | 7 |
| LINCHPIN | 10 % | 8 |
| PROP | 10 % | 4 |
| ATLAS | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mainstay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lynchpin
- pillar
- linchpin
- anchor
- backbone
- subsistence
- subject
- sustenance
- main
- essential
- principal
- strut
Crossword Answer definitions
ANCHOR noun- A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
- The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- The final runner in a relay race.
- A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
- A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- That which gives stability or security.
- A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
- One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
- An anchorite or anchoress.
- To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- To stop; to fix or rest.
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
- To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
- A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
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 ANCHOR
- Relay's last runner
- *Relay-team position
- Popeye's tattoo
- Rather, Jennings, or Brokaw
- News head
- Hold fast
- Mainstay
- Newscast VIP
- Coveted news job
- Person at the end of a tug-of-war rope
More clues leading to the result PILLAR
- Ornamental column
- Mainstay
- Portico prop
- Column
- Community standout
- Weight bearer
- ___ of the community
- Society stalwart
- Building support
- Arcade support
More clues leading to the result STAPLE
- Flour, salt, sugar, e.g.
- Staff of life
- Paper fastener
- Bread or butter
- It can hold a composition together
- Office holder?
- Rice, e.g.
- Fixer of sheets
- Everyday element
- Basic element
More clues leading to the result BULWARK
More clues leading to the result LINCHPIN
More clues leading to the result PROP
- Support
- Drama need
- Shore up
- Play thing
- Brace
- Yorick's skull, e.g.
- Character piece?
- Either Didi or Gogo's hat in "Waiting for Godot," e.g.
- See 46-Across
- Skull for Hamlet, e.g.