The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REEL , but the solution may also be CLOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Sway crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REEL | 10 % | 4 |
| ROCK | 10 % | 4 |
| RULE | 10 % | 4 |
| EMPIRE | 8 % | 6 |
| CAREEN | 8 % | 6 |
| TEETER | 6 % | 6 |
| ROLL | 6 % | 4 |
| TOTTER | 4 % | 6 |
| IMPRESS | 4 % | 7 |
| CLOUT | 4 % | 5 |
| MOVE | 2 % | 4 |
| WINOVER | 2 % | 7 |
| PULL | 2 % | 4 |
| NOD | 2 % | 3 |
| DOMINANCE | 2 % | 9 |
| CONVINCE | 2 % | 8 |
| PERSUADE | 2 % | 8 |
| TILT | 2 % | 4 |
| TOSS | 2 % | 4 |
| SAYSO | 2 % | 5 |
| INFLUENCE | 2 % | 9 |
| AFFECT | 2 % | 6 |
| FREEREIN | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sway
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- swing
- tilt
- shake
- wobble
- carry
- nod
- persuade
- shift
- careen
- rock
- oscillate
- impact
Crossword Answer definitions
REEL noun- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
- To roll.
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 REEL
- Feel dizzy
- Irish dance
- React to a haymaker
- Spin
- Fail a sobriety test, perhaps
- Rod's companion
- Spin about
- Angler's gear
- Hose holder
- Rod attachment
More clues leading to the result ROCK
- Aerosmith's genre
- Aerosmith's music
- Stone made from CORK?
- Prudential symbol
- Gibraltar landmark
- A famous Hudson
- Item in Charlie Brown's trick-or-treat bag
- Cradle motion
- Fist, in a game
- Sway
More clues leading to the result RULE
- It may be golden
- Gag followup?
- Golden thing
- Govern
- Lay down the law
- Preside over
- Be super freaking awesome
- Golden ___
- "Don't ask, don't tell," e.g.
- Dominate
More clues leading to the result EMPIRE
- Kingly realm
- Fox drama whose guest stars have included Gladys Knight and Juicy J
- Darth Vader's dominion
- Ottoman, e.g.
- Caesar had one
- Of the Napoleonic era
- Vast dominion
- High-waisted style
- Big business
- Realm
More clues leading to the result CAREEN
- Lurch
- Sway from side to side
- Race recklessly
- Go out of control
- Sway
- Round the bend too fast
- Veer wildly
- Tip to one side, as a car
- Stagger
- Drive dangerously
More clues leading to the result TEETER
- Half a playground unit?
- Waver on the brink
- Sway unsteadily
- Have trouble balancing
- Wobble
- Look a bit unstable
- Seesaw
- Rock
- Falter on your feet
- Half of a seesaw?
More clues leading to the result ROLL
- Charmin' unit
- Drummer's device
- Official list
- Parker House __
- Thunder sound
- Toss the dice
- Brioche, e.g.
- Go around in circles
- Ham holder
- "___ on Texas Moon" (1947 Rogers movie)
More clues leading to the result TOTTER
- Wobble
- Lose stability
- Seem about to fall
- Threaten to fall
- Perch precariously
- Walk feebly
- Walk unsteadily
- Act besotted
- Reel
- Walk shakily
More clues leading to the result IMPRESS
- Blow out of the water
- Leave one's mark
- Wow
- Dazzle
- Affect favorably
- Affect deeply
- Inspire awe
- Affect forcibly.
- Mark of distinction.
- Dent.
More clues leading to the result CLOUT
- Muscle
- Influence
- Heavy influence
- Mighty whack
- Pull
- Power, so to speak
- Political influence
- Political power
- Influence, as in politics
- Leverage
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 WINOVER
More clues leading to the result PULL
- Door word
- Trapshooter's shout
- Weight
- Influence
- Instruction on a door
- Magnetism
- Tow
- Word by a door handle
- Word on a door
- Word above a handle
More clues leading to the result NOD
- "Wynken, Blynken and ____"
- Auction action
- Doze momentarily
- Give agreement, silently
- Companion of Winken and Blinken
- Doze off
- Motion of agreement
- Nutational gesture
- Drop off
- Move the head
More clues leading to the result DOMINANCE
More clues leading to the result CONVINCE
More clues leading to the result PERSUADE
More clues leading to the result TILT
- Inclination
- Joust
- Pinball flub
- Pinball aborter
- Pinball machine crasher
- Pinball machine no-no
- Pinball no-no
- Pinball foul
- Medieval contest
- Arcade flub
More clues leading to the result TOSS
- Flip of a coin
- Chuck
- Mix, in a way
- Ref's pregame duty
- Sleep restlessly
- Turn's partner
- Call heads or tails
- Have a restless night
- Not sleep peacefully
- Fling
More clues leading to the result SAYSO
- Parental prerogative
- Right to decide
- Authority
- Final authority
- Approval
- Authoritative statement
- Permission
- Final approval
- Authoritative word
- Authority to decide
More clues leading to the result INFLUENCE
- Persuade
- It may be peddled
- CL*
- Sway
- Pull
- ___, n. In politics, a visionary quo given in exchange for a substantial quid.
More clues leading to the result AFFECT
- Have an impact on
- Act on
- Hit home with
- Influence
- Have an influence on
- Touch
- Produce a change in
- Feign
- Move
- Put on, as airs