The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MANS , but the solution may also be CANES which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Staffs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
MANS | 67 % | 4 |
MACES | 9 % | 5 |
CANES | 9 % | 5 |
RODS | 9 % | 4 |
CREWS | 2 % | 5 |
BATONS | 2 % | 6 |
WANDS | 2 % | 5 |
Why may CANES be the right solution?
"Staffs" can refer to long sticks used for support or walking, which are also called canes.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Staffs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stave
- faculty
- sticks
- headquarters
- personnel
- clubs
- canes
- mans
- batons
- chooses
- collaborators
- elects
Crossword Answer definitions
MANS noun- An adult male human.
- (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
- A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
- (collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)
- A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
- An male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
- Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
- A husband.
- A lover; a boyfriend.
- A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
- A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
- An adult male servant.
- A vassal; a subject.
- A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
- Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
- A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
- A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
- A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
- To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
- To take up position in order to operate (something).
- (possibly obsolete) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)
- To wait on, attend to or escort.
- To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.
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 MANS
- "The way to a __ heart..."
- Occupies, as a post
- Staffs
- Eschews robots
- Takes control
- Assigns workers to
- A __ home is
- "One __ meat..."
- "The way to a ___ heart..."
- Positions oneself at, as a weapon
More clues leading to the result MACES
- Spiked clubs
- Tools for clobbering
- Sprays in self-defense
- Symbols of power
- Sprays defensively
- Ceremonial staffs
- Big clubs
- Clubbing weapons
- Items in medieval arsenals
- Nutmeg spices
More clues leading to the result CANES
- Bamboo and sugar
- Walking sticks
- Sugar sources
- Sun Life Stadium team, for short
- Candy crooks
- Repairs chairs
- Aids for the hobbled
- Candy ___ (some ornaments)
- Miami team, informally
- Fops' props
More clues leading to the result RODS
- Angler's tools
- Fish sticks?
- Retina cells
- Cones' counterparts
- Fishing sticks?
- Cells useful for seeing at night
- Counterparts of cones
- Curtain holders
- Abacus parts
- Cones' partners
More clues leading to the result CREWS
- Regatta teams
- Posses
- Teams on the Charles
- Staffs
- Coxed-eight teams
- Shell propellers
- Space shuttle squads
- Regatta rowers
- Umpire quartets
- Work groups
More clues leading to the result BATONS
- Conductors' instruments
- Sticks that get twirled
- They're twirled in parades
- Maestros' wands
- Majorettes' twirlers
- They're passed in a race
- Twirling sticks
- Parade spinners
- They're waved in concert halls
- They're waved in pits