The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RELAYS , but the solution may also be STANDINS which is one of the most recent solution (2002 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Replacements crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RELAYS | 50 % | 6 |
| STANDINS | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Replacements
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- substitution
- substitute
- surrogate
- replenishment
- refilling
- renewal
- successor
- transposition
- alternate
- switch
- permutation
- replacing
Crossword Answer definitions
RELAYS verb- To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again.
- A new set of hounds.
- A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
- (by extension) A new set of anything.
- A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
- A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. Most common events are 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter competitions.
- An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
- To release a new set of hounds.
- To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another.
- To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses.
- To pass on or transfer (information).
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 RELAYS
- Passes on
- Track events
- The Penn ___ (noted track meet)
- Races with batons
- Races with hand-offs
- Forwards
- Passes along
- Track and field events
- Some races
- Some track events