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 USA Today in 2019.
Swerved crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VEERED | 48 % | 6 |
| YAWED | 22 % | 5 |
| SHEERED | 11 % | 7 |
| SLUED | 7 % | 5 |
| FISHTAILED | 4 % | 10 |
| DIVERGED | 4 % | 8 |
| SKEWED | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swerved
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- veering
- crossed
- deviated
- hit
- marched
- quitted
- skidded
- veered
- yawed
- fishtailed
- collided
- careened
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
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
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
More clues leading to the result YAWED
- Deviated, nautically
- Slued left and right
- Veered while sailing
- Went off course
- Swung at sea
- Deviated off course
- Went temporarily off course
- Deviated from a course
- Deviated from a course, as a ship
- Went off course, nautically
More clues leading to the result SHEERED
- Deviated from proper course.
- Swerved, as a ship.
- Deviated from course
- Swerved, as a ship
- Deviated from a course
- Swerved
- Changed course quickly, at sea
More clues leading to the result SLUED
- Turned about
- Turned quickly and suddenly
- Turned sharply
- Turned around
- Swung around
- Twisted sideways
- Pivoted
- Skewed
- Swung about
- Turned on an axis