The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TARS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2018.
Sailors crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
TARS | 60 % | 4 |
SALTS | 8 % | 5 |
SEAMEN | 7 % | 6 |
HATS | 5 % | 4 |
MARINERS | 5 % | 8 |
CREW | 4 % | 4 |
GOBS | 3 % | 4 |
HANDS | 3 % | 5 |
JACKTARS | 1 % | 8 |
SEAFARERS | 1 % | 9 |
BLUES | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sailors
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crewman
- bluejacket
- boater
- skimmer
- straw hat
- panama
- leghorn
- navy man
- sailor boy
- apprentices
- boaters
- browsers
Crossword Answer definitions
TARS noun- (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
- Coal tar.
- A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
- Black tar, a form of heroin.
- To coat with tar.
- To besmirch.
- A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A file produced by such a program.
- To create a tar archive.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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 TARS
- Old salts
- Gives a tongue-lashing to
- Punishes publically
- Sailors
- Sea dogs
- Swabs
- Surfaces, as a road
- Salts
- Hold hands?
- Crew members
More clues leading to the result SALTS
- Adds zest to
- Does a post-icestorm chore
- Preserves, in a way
- Seasons
- Smelling ___
- Adds seasoning
- Epsom and table
- Popeye's buddies
- Flavors, in a way
- Pirate types
More clues leading to the result SEAMEN
- Ejawait ... no ... uh ... "Salts"
- Tars on the main
- Salts
- Naval draftees
- Tars
- Ahab and Queeg
- Gobs
- Old salts
- Mariners
- Sailors
More clues leading to the result HATS
- Cowboy and Panama
- Headgear
- Boater and sailor
- Porkpies
- Bartholomew Cubbins had 500
- Ten-gallon ___
- They're on top of things
- Noodle toppers
- Jobs, so to speak
- Bowler and derby
More clues leading to the result MARINERS
- Nintendo-owned team
- Seattle baseballers
- Seattle team
- Griffey's team
- Lou Piniella's nine
- Sailors
- Bluejackets
- Seafarers
- Martin PBM-3's; eyes of the fleet.
- Carney, Duncan, Radford, etc.
More clues leading to the result CREW
- Aircraft personnel
- Cruise ship personnel
- Shell game?
- Short cut?
- Work force
- All hands
- All-hands on deck, e.g.?
- Yacht workers
- Plane Janes, maybe?
- Punters?
More clues leading to the result GOBS
- Oodles
- Veteran seafarers
- Oodles (4)
- A large amount
- A bunch
- Large sums, as of money
- Slangy sailors
- Briny bunch
- Tons and tons
- Lots of sailors?
More clues leading to the result HANDS
- Clock parts
- Rounds of applause
- Ranch workers
- Workers on deck
- They work around the clock
- They're on the clock
- See the puzzle title
- Hired workers
- You get them from dealers
- Poker holdings