The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALEE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2003.
Nautical word crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ALEE | 63 % | 4 | 
| ALOW | 11 % | 4 | 
| ABEAM | 9 % | 5 | 
| LEE | 6 % | 3 | 
| AHOY | 3 % | 4 | 
| AVAST | 3 % | 5 | 
| ASEA | 3 % | 4 | 
| ABAFT | 3 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nautical word
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- maritime
 - marine
 - abeam
 - alee
 - lee
 - asea
 - astern
 - atrip
 - gob
 - hook
 - neap
 - sea term
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ALEE adverb- On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
 
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 ALEE
- Away from the wind
 - Aweather's opposite
 - Downwind
 - Nautical term
 - On the downwind side
 - Out of the weather
 - Out of the wind
 - Peggy or Pinky?
 - Protected from the wind
 - Sheltered
 
More clues leading to the result ALOW
- Below decks, nautically
 - Nautical position
 - "That was __ blow!"
 - Hit ___ point (bottom out)
 - "That's ___ blow!"
 - Strike ___ blow
 - Keep ___ profile
 - "___ Down Dirty Shame" (1994 movie)
 - "What ___ blow!"
 - Have ___ tolerance for
 
More clues leading to the result ABEAM
- Directly to port or starboard
 - Laterally, in ship talk
 - Perpendicular to the keel
 - At right angles to the keel
 - At right angles to a ship
 - Sideways at sea
 - Across the keel
 - At a right angle to the keel
 - Perpendicular to a ship's midline
 - One way to measure a ship's deck
 
More clues leading to the result LEE
- Jeans name
 - "Do the Right Thing" director
 - "I'm Sorry" singer
 - "Malcolm X" director
 - Majors in acting
 - Remick or Grant
 - "To Kill a Mockingbird" author
 - Director Spike
 - Loos woman
 - Majors in acting?
 
More clues leading to the result AHOY
- Cry from the crow's-nest
 - Nautical attention-getter
 - Nautical term
 - Sea shout
 - Call to a mate
 - Greeting at sea
 - Tar's greeting
 - "Greetings, sailor!"
 - Call from a crow's nest
 - Salty hello
 
More clues leading to the result AVAST
- "Halt, salt!"
 - Popeye's "halt"
 - Stop! At sea
 - Captain's command
 - Hook's "stop"
 - Nautical cry
 - "Stop, sailor!"
 - Seafarer's interjection
 - Shout on Talk Like a Pirate Day
 - "Cease!"
 
More clues leading to the result ASEA
- On the water
 - Clueless
 - Cruising
 - On a cruise
 - On the briny
 - On the main
 - On the ocean
 - Out of port
 - Confused
 - In search of whales