The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STEERS , but the solution may also be AVIATES which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Pilots crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEERS | 33 % | 6 |
| AVIATORS | 13 % | 8 |
| AIRMEN | 13 % | 6 |
| FLIERS | 8 % | 6 |
| GUIDES | 4 % | 6 |
| FLYERS | 4 % | 6 |
| STEERERS | 4 % | 8 |
| SKIPPERS | 4 % | 8 |
| FLIES | 4 % | 5 |
| HELMSMEN | 4 % | 8 |
| AVIATES | 4 % | 7 |
| HELMS | 4 % | 5 |
Why may AVIATES be the right solution?
The word "aviates" is the correct solution because it is a verb that means "to fly an aircraft." Since pilots are the individuals who operate and fly airplanes, "aviates" accurately describes their role.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pilots
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fly
- experimental
- test
- model
- trial
- navigate
- original
- archetype
- empirical
- buffer
- fender
- aviate
Crossword Answer definitions
STEERS noun- A suggestion about a course of action.
- A helmsman; a pilot.
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- To direct a group of animals.
- To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- To direct a conversation.
- To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
- The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
- To castrate (a male calf).
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 STEERS
- They're on hooves
- Beef on the hoof
- Directs
- Manipulates
- Controls, as an Indy 500 car
- Takes the tiller
- Driven beasts
- Drives
- Navigates
- Takes the wheel
More clues leading to the result AVIATORS
- Barnstormers
- American employees
- Plane folks?
- People with wings
- Fighter heroes
- Pilots
- They get high while on the job
- They get high while at work
- Gen. Weyland's men.
- Servicemen.
More clues leading to the result AIRMEN
- Flyboys
- Flying Fortress crew
- Apache warriors?
- Fliers
- Cadets of Colorado Springs
- Aviators
- B-29 crew
- Pilots
- Flyers
- Tuskegee heroes of WWII
More clues leading to the result FLIERS
- Circulars
- Handed-out sheets
- Some handouts
- Some junk mail
- Items in many Sunday newspapers
- Mall handouts
- Message disseminators
- Pilots
- Some ads
- Handbills
More clues leading to the result GUIDES
- Talkers on a tour
- Tour leaders
- National park helpers
- Safari escorts
- Steers
- Forest rangers, at times
- Museum employees
- Girl ___, British youth organization.
- Pilots.
- Cicerones.
More clues leading to the result FLYERS
- Philadelphia hockey team
- "American ___" (Kevin Costner movie)
- Two-time Stanley Cup winners in the 1970s
- Philadelphia team
- Two-time '70s Stanley Cup champs
- Handbills
- Cockpit crew
- They'll go up
- Pilots
- 1975 Stanley Cup champions
More clues leading to the result STEERERS
More clues leading to the result SKIPPERS
More clues leading to the result FLIES
- Area above the stage
- Camouflaged fishhooks
- Goes by Air Canada
- Pop-ups
- Food for frogs
- Bugs about the trash
- Goes American
- Outfielder's chances
- Goes by dirigible
- Picnic nuisances
More clues leading to the result HELMSMEN
- Steerers at sea
- Crew members
- Pilots.
- Steering committee?
- Steerers
- Pilots, of a sort
- They handle the wheels
- Corvette turners
More clues leading to the result AVIATES
- Goes up
- Flies
- Uses props, perhaps
- Emulates Waldo Pepper
- Flies an airplane
- Heads up
- Does the Wright thing
- Takes to the skies
- Takes off
- Emulates Earhart