The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MAST , but the solution may also be SPAR which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Sail support crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAST | 56 % | 4 |
| SPAR | 35 % | 4 |
| TOPMAST | 4 % | 7 |
| YARDARM | 2 % | 7 |
| YARD | 2 % | 4 |
| GAFF | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sail support
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mast
- spar
- yard
- yardarm
- gaff
- topmast
- back
- bak
- bear
- beat
- beats
- boom
Crossword Answer definitions
MAST noun- A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments ,or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.
- A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
- To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).
- The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
- (of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit.
- (of a population of plants) To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.
- A type of heavy cue, with the broad end of which one strikes the ball.
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 MAST
- "Two Years Before the __"
- Boom supporter
- It may be rigged
- One of two on a yawl
- Schooner projectile
- Union Jack holder
- Crow's-nest site
- Sail support
- Stars and Bars holder
- It's rigged
More clues leading to the result SPAR
- Sail support
- Exchange verbal blows
- Have a verbal dispute
- Mast
- Work out
- Work out with a pug
- Onetime USCG member
- Prepare for fight night
- Box
- Rigging support
More clues leading to the result TOPMAST
- Sail support
- Fore-and-aft feature
- Part of a sailing ship
- Rigging support
- Ship's rigging supporter
- Rigging supporter
- High spar.
- Place for the lookout.
- Ship's spar.
- Second spar
More clues leading to the result YARDARM
- Part of a sail support
- Sail supporter
- Square-rigged ship feature
- Spar part
- Sail support
- Place for a sail
- Nautical support
- Either end of a square-rigged vessel's yard.
- End of long spar: Naut.
- Pirate's finale.
More clues leading to the result YARD
- 1/220 furlong
- Sale site
- Kind of stick
- Playground
- Place for catch, often
- Football measurement
- Common thing found around the house
- Grounds
- Near-meter
- Play area