The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VEER , but the solution may also be MOVE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Shift crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VEER | 46 % | 4 |
| RELAY | 9 % | 5 |
| CHEMISE | 9 % | 7 |
| DRESS | 7 % | 5 |
| CHANGE | 4 % | 6 |
| VARY | 4 % | 4 |
| DIVERT | 2 % | 6 |
| JOBSCHEDULE | 2 % | 11 |
| REALIGN | 2 % | 7 |
| MOVE | 2 % | 4 |
| COMPUTERKEY | 2 % | 11 |
| TURN | 2 % | 4 |
| STINT | 2 % | 5 |
| TYPEOFDRESS | 2 % | 11 |
| CHANGEGEARS | 2 % | 11 |
| TRANSFER | 2 % | 8 |
Why may MOVE be the right solution?
The word "shift" is a synonym for "move," making "MOVE" the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shift
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chemise
- sack
- switching
- teddy
- slip
- sway
- tilt
- wobble
- turn around
- careen
- lurch
- budge
Crossword Answer definitions
VEER verb- To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
- A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
- To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
- (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
- (of the wind) To shift aft.
- To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
- To turn.
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 VEER
- Turn sharply
- Change course
- Swerve off course
- Stray
- Turn off-course
- Make a sharp turn
- Move out of the way
- Move to avoid a pothole, say
- Sudden change
- Dogleg
More clues leading to the result RELAY
- Kind of race
- Pass-the-baton race
- Electric switch
- Pass along
- Track race
- Four-legged race
- Baton event
- Team track event
- Type of race
- Pass on
More clues leading to the result CHEMISE
- Teddy part
- Loose-fitting women's garment
- Loose-fitting dress
- Shift at Victoria's Secret
- Loose-fitting undergarment
- Lingerie top with spaghetti straps
- Shroud of Dumas' Camille.
- Garment.
- Shirt.
- Undergarment
More clues leading to the result DRESS
- A-line article
- Kind of code
- Kind of rehearsal
- School code
- Prepare salad
- __ down (scold)
- Clothing item with a zipper in the back, perhaps
- Frock
- Attire
- Slip cover?
More clues leading to the result CHANGE
- Purse snatchers feel the ___ will do them good?
- Nickels and dimes, e.g.
- "A ___ Is Gonna Come" (1964 Sam Cooke anthem)
- Word in many a political slogan
- Make cents?
- Experience mutation
- "He who rejects ___ is the architect of decay": Harold Wilson
- Vending machine intake
- Alter
- You can get it for a dollar
More clues leading to the result VARY
- Deviate
- Part of YMMV
- Change from time to time
- Diversify
- Fluctuate (4)
- Eschew uniformity
- Don't be all the same
- "Results may ___"
- Try something different
- Do something different
More clues leading to the result DIVERT
- Keep entertained
- Redirect
- Turn aside
- Reroute, as traffic
- Reroute
- Reroute, like a river's course
- Draw off
- Detour
- Amuse
- Sidetrack
More clues leading to the result JOBSCHEDULE
More clues leading to the result REALIGN
- Get straight again
- Adjust the antenna
- Adjust, as wheels
- Work on wheels, perhaps
- Shift
- Do a car-wheel job
- Put in order again.
- True again
- Change affiliations
- Change, as allegiances
More clues leading to the result MOVE
- Pull up stakes
- "Shake a leg!"
- QxQ, for one
- Relocate
- Q x Q, for one
- Maneuver
- Turn to play
- Castling in chess, e.g.
- Chess go
- Pick up and go
More clues leading to the result COMPUTERKEY
More clues leading to the result TURN
More clues leading to the result STINT
- Assignment
- Cut corners
- Tour of duty
- Stretch
- Hitch
- Be frugal
- Temp job duration
- Time on the job
- Unbroken work period
- Job shift