The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COVE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Protected inlet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COVE | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protected inlet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cove
- haven
- arbor
- guard
- harbor
- lee
- patent
- patented
- protect
- protecting
- safeguard
- safeguarding
Crossword Answer definitions
COVE noun- A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
- A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
- A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
- A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
- The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
- A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
- To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
- (thieves' cant) A fellow; a man.
- A friend; a mate.
- To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
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