The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RAFTER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2017.
Roof support crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
RAFTER | 49 % | 6 |
BEAM | 22 % | 4 |
TRUSS | 16 % | 5 |
JOIST | 8 % | 5 |
TIEROD | 3 % | 6 |
TIEBEAM | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Roof support
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- beam
- girder
- truss
- trusswork
- trusses
- girders
- beams
- i beam
- joist
- lattice
- cantilever
- i beams
Crossword Answer definitions
RAFTER noun- One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
- A flock of turkeys.
- To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
- To furnish (a building) with rafters.
- To plough so as to turn the grass side of each furrow upon an unploughed ridge; to ridge.
- A raftsman.
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 RAFTER
- Roof support
- Beam or boatperson
- High beam?
- Roof timber
- Roof beam
- Rapids shooter
- Tom Sawyer, for one
- Colorado conqueror
- Roofing support
- Sight in an unfinished attic
More clues leading to the result BEAM
- Smile broadly
- Breadth
- Grin
- Horizontal building support
- Gymnast's bar
- Wooden bar
- Board the 35-Across, with "aboard"
- Roof support
- Sci-fi shot
- Show one's teeth?
More clues leading to the result TRUSS
- Builder's framework
- Supporting bracket
- Bundle of hay or straw
- Bind, as a fowl
- Bridge support
- Secure tightly
- Tie up, as a turkey
- Tie
- Supporting beam
- Roof support
More clues leading to the result JOIST
- Ceiling supporting beam
- Supporting timber
- Floorboard support
- Floor support
- Support in carpentry
- Beam in the attic
- Floor or ceiling support
- Building beam
- Ceiling support
- House support
More clues leading to the result TIEROD
- Auto steering system link
- Steering system bar
- Car-steering part
- Steering linkage part
- Steering linkage piece
- Part of a car's steering system
- Roof-strengthening bar
- Roof-truss supporter
- Part of a car's steering mechanism
- Bar in an auto's steering linkage