The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GYBED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1944.
Tacked offwind: Var crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GYBED | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tacked offwind: Var
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Crossword Answer definitions
GYBED verb- To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
- Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
- Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
- (by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
- Alternative spelling of jibe
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