The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REEF which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 1996.
Sailor's dread crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REEF | 50 % | 4 |
| LEESHORE | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sailor's dread
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- calm
- crew
- crewed
- call
- elmo
- fog
- mess
- port
- shipwreck
- shipwrecked
- slop
- androphobia
Crossword Answer definitions
REEF noun- A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
- A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
- A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
- A reef knot.
- To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
- To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
- (of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
- The itch; any eruptive skin disorder.
- Dandruff.
- Scabby; scurvy.
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 REEF
- Great Barrier __
- Coral structure
- Ship's bane
- Coral ridge
- Great Barrier ____
- Sailors' hazard
- Coral formation
- Mariner's danger
- Marine hazard
- Shipping hazard
More clues leading to the result LEESHORE
- Risky place for sailors
- Ship's likely landing spot
- Coast on side of ship toward which wind blows.
- Source of danger to ships in stormy weather.
- Beach to which the wind blows
- Danger for ship in a storm
- Hazard for ships
- Land toward which the wind blows a ship
- Sailor's dread
- Direction toward which the wind blows