The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPARS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2009.
Sails' supports crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPARS | 67 % | 5 |
| MASTS | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sails' supports
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gaff
- spar
- back
- leg
- legs
- leh
- stays
- auxiliary
- canvas
- headgear
- hull
- junk
Crossword Answer definitions
SPARS noun- A rafter of a roof.
- A thick pole or piece of wood.
- A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
- Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
- A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
- To bolt, bar.
- To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
- A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
- To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
- To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
- To contest in words; to wrangle.
- Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
- Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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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?