The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word YEOMEN which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2012.
Petty officers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEOMEN | 57 % | 6 |
| BOSNS | 17 % | 5 |
| BOSUNS | 13 % | 6 |
| MATES | 9 % | 5 |
| BOATSWAINS | 4 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Petty officers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- petty larceny
- midshipmen
- petty crime
- corporals
- crewmen
- noncommissioned officer
- privates
- lieutenants
- sergeants
- patrolmen
- military officer
- sailors
Crossword Answer definitions
YEOMEN noun- An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a Yeoman of the Guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
- A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
- A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.
- A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
- A Yeoman Warder.
- A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard.
- In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
- A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
- A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia.
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 YEOMEN
- Petty officers
- British royal guards
- Navy members with clerical duties
- Faithful servants
- Naval petty officers
- Certain petty officers
- Naval clerks
- "The ___ of the Guard"
- Some petty officers
- Naval clerks.
More clues leading to the result BOSNS
- Some petty officers, for short
- Petty officers
- Cap'n's underlings
- They serve cap'ns
- Some Navy members
- 1-Down's underlings
- Cap'ns' subordinates
- Petty officers, for short
- They serve under cap'ns
- Some crew members, casually
More clues leading to the result BOSUNS
- Petty officers
- Merchant vessel officers
- Deck crew leaders
- Certain petty officers, for short
- Deck-crew officers.
- Petty officers.
- Certain tars
- Petty officers, for short
- Warrant officers
- Ship officers
More clues leading to the result MATES
- Chess endings
- Husbands and wives
- Better halves
- Threatens Kasparov?
- Checks out Magnus Carlsen?
- They often come with the check
- Breeds
- Crew members
- Ship buddies
- Paired socks