The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLOOP , but the solution may also be WINDJAMMER which is one of the most recent solution (2009 in New York Times).
Sailing ship crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOOP | 36 % | 5 |
| BRIG | 21 % | 4 |
| SCHOONER | 14 % | 8 |
| WINDJAMMER | 7 % | 10 |
| BARK | 7 % | 4 |
| CLIPPER | 7 % | 7 |
| KETCH | 7 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sailing ship
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sailing vessel
- sailship
- sailboat
- tall ship
- sailcraft
- steamship
- sailing
- sailing boat
- ship
- schooner
- sail
- cargo ship
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOOP noun- A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
- A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
- A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
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 SLOOP
- Single-masted boat
- Single-masted vessel
- Vessel with one mast
- Dinghy alternative
- Single-masted ship
- One-master
- Sailing vessel
- John B, for one
- Cutter cousin
- 19th-century warship
More clues leading to the result BRIG
- Shipboard jail
- Square-rigged ship
- Navy cell
- Slammer at sea
- Tar container?
- Salt container?
- Two-masted ship
- Pokey in the navy
- Ship slammer
- Cooler by the shore?
More clues leading to the result SCHOONER
- Larger-than-usual drinking glass
- Early America's Cup racer
- Tall one on or under the foam
- Draft holder
- Hispaniola in "Treasure Island," for one
- Large beer glass
- Tall beer glass
- Big beer glass
- Sailing ship
- The Hesperus.
More clues leading to the result WINDJAMMER
More clues leading to the result BARK
- Do some carny work
- Give a carnival spiel
- Kennel comment
- 8-Down covering
- Large sailing ship
- Reply to "Speak!"
- Say "Woof!"
- Fir coat
- Mulch material
- White part of a white birch
More clues leading to the result CLIPPER
- DiMag
- Ship built for speed
- Fast ship
- Sailing ship
- Fast ship or plane.
- Cutty Sark, for one
- Yankee follower
- Hair trimmer
- Three-masted ship
- The Cutty Sark, for one