The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AXLE , but the solution may also be BEAM which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in USA Today).
Shaft crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AXLE | 37 % | 4 |
| POLE | 21 % | 4 |
| ROD | 11 % | 3 |
| PIT | 5 % | 3 |
| FLUE | 5 % | 4 |
| BEAM | 5 % | 4 |
| ARROW | 5 % | 5 |
| RAY | 5 % | 3 |
| QUILL | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shaft
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spear
- lance
- barb
- screw
- pecker
- tool
- prick
- beam
- dig
- jockey
- slam
- ray
Crossword Answer definitions
AXLE noun- Shoulder.
- The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
- A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
- An axis.
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 AXLE
- Pick-up shaft
- Spindle
- Supporting member
- Truck part
- Wheel and __ (simple machine)
- Wheel connector
- Wheel shaft
- Car bar
- It makes the wheel go 'round
- Shaft
More clues leading to the result POLE
- Flag holder
- Kind of lamp
- Upright rod
- Firehouse feature
- Kind of bean or lamp
- Vaulter's need
- End of the world
- Pope John Paul II, for one
- Kind of cat
- Certain dancer's prop
More clues leading to the result ROD
- Mr. Serling
- "Spare the __ ..."
- Cone's counterpart
- Five-and-a-half yards
- "The Twilight Zone" creator Serling
- Hood armament
- Serling of "The Pawnbroker"
- Staff
- Fishing pole
- Retina cell
More clues leading to the result PIT
- Fruit discard
- Refueling area
- Seed
- Trading floor
- Peach center
- Pendulum's partner
- Casino area
- Pole-vaulter's landing area
- Trading place
- Avocado leftover
More clues leading to the result FLUE
- Chimney channel
- Chimney passage
- Chimney insert
- Smoky passage
- Steam boiler part
- Smoke duct
- Access for Claus
- Smoky duct
- Current director
- Smoky channel
More clues leading to the result BEAM
- Smile broadly
- Breadth
- Grin
- Horizontal building support
- Gymnast's bar
- Wooden bar
- Board the 35-Across, with "aboard"
- Roof support
- Sci-fi shot
- Show one's teeth?
More clues leading to the result ARROW
- Pointer
- Sagittarius' projectile
- Tell's missile
- Cupid's projectile
- One-way sign shape
- Pierce __ (old car)
- The CW show whose main character often takes a bow during a fight
- It shows the way
- Directional sign
- Epitome of straightness
More clues leading to the result RAY
- Hope unit?
- Robinson or Leonard of the ring
- Sunbeam
- Shaft of light
- Sun beam
- "___ Donovan" (Showtime show)
- Barb-tailed fish
- Rachael of the Food Network
- Minimal hope
- Bit of sunshine