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 |
| AVAST | 3 % | 5 |
| ASEA | 3 % | 4 |
| ABAFT | 3 % | 5 |
| AHOY | 3 % | 4 |
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 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
More clues leading to the result ABAFT
- Toward the stern
- To the back of
- Sternward
- Toward a boat's wake
- Behind, nautically
- Back at sea
- Not forward, to a salt
- Sailor's back?
- Toward the ship's rear
- Near the back, nautically