Answer to "Pillars" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PIERS , but the solution may also be COLUMNS which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in USA Today).

Pillars crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
PIERS	25 %	5
COLUMNS	25 %	7
POSTS	25 %	5
STELAE	25 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pillars

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• column
• tower
• mainstay
• amounts
• anchors
• areas
• aspects
• axes
• axis
• axles
• backbones
• bases

Crossword Answer definitions

PIERS noun

1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
3. A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
4. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
5. A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

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 PIERS

• Seaside entertainment spots
• Where liners land
• Gangplanks' termini
• Harbor structures
• Some fishing spots
• Spots to fish from
• Sea fishermen's hangouts
• Fishing spots
• Harbor sights
• Marina features

More clues leading to the result COLUMNS

• Supporters
• The answers to starred clues start with kinds of them, and are arranged in them
• Op-Ed pieces
• Opinion pieces
• Sources of support
• Ranks.
• Newspaper features.
• Thirty-eight items at 15 Across
• Pilasters
• Newspaper features

More clues leading to the result POSTS

• Mails
• Assigned positions
• Assignments
• Sends off
• 7-Down articles
• Sights at 10 Down
• Assigned stations
• Fencing uprights
• Newsgroup entries
• Newsgroup messages

More clues leading to the result STELAE

• Stone markers
• Inscribed pillars
• Carved pillars
• Commemorative slabs
• Upright slabs.
• Greek pillars.
• Carved pillars.
• Carved slabs.
• Commemorative stones.
• Tablets of stone