The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VEERED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1993.
Shifted course crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VEERED | 50 % | 6 |
| SWERVED | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shifted course
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- veered
- deviated
- diverged
- swerved
- changed
- diverted
- turned
- adopted
- ease
- harmonizer
- massif
- shift
Crossword Answer definitions
VEERED verb- To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
- 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
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More clues leading to the result VEERED
- Drove wildly
- Suddenly turned
- Zigzagged
- Changed course
- Swerved
- Zigged or zagged
- Changed direction
- Didn't go straight
- Swerved^VEERE
- Tried to avoid, in a way