The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MASTS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Sail supports crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MASTS | 68 % | 5 |
| BOOMS | 10 % | 5 |
| YARDARMS | 10 % | 8 |
| SPARS | 8 % | 5 |
| TOPMASTS | 2 % | 8 |
| SPRITS | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sail supports
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- masts
- spar
- masted
- back
- bak
- gaff
- nack
- shoulder
- shouldering
- shoulders
- topmast
- wing
Crossword Answer definitions
MASTS 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 MASTS
- Sail supports
- Spars
- A schooner usually has two
- They hold sails
- Ketch's pair
- Schooner staffs
- Schooner pair
- Spars on board
- Places for crows'-nests
- Sail supporters
More clues leading to the result BOOMS
- Thunder rolls
- Mike holders
- Goes off in a big way
- Blast reports
- Market upswings
- Big bangs
- They may be sonic
- Sounds from supersonic planes
- Prosperous periods
- Prosperous times
More clues leading to the result YARDARMS
- Mast sections
- Mast parts
- Nautical supports
- Sail supports
- Parts of spars
- Spar parts
- Rigging supports
- Hanging supporters?
More clues leading to the result SPARS
- Prepares for a bout
- Trades blows
- Coast Guard women
- Mast poles
- Practices punching
- Long posts at sea
- Booms and masts
- Trades jabs
- Trains for a bout
- Ship yards?
More clues leading to the result TOPMASTS
- High supports
- Some rigging supports
- High supports on a ship
- Certain sail spars
- Tall spars on sailing ships
- Spars
- Certain spars
- Sail supports
- Rigging supports
- Some rigging supporters