The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NAILS , but the solution may also be BASTES which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in Universal uClick).
Tacks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAILS | 33 % | 5 |
| BASTES | 33 % | 6 |
| SEWS | 17 % | 4 |
| SAILORSHEADINGS | 17 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tacks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sheet
- saddlery
- shroud
- mainsheet
- stable gear
- wear ship
- weather sheet
- fasteners
- fastens
- zigzags
- swipes
- clew
Crossword Answer definitions
NAILS noun- The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
- The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
- The claw of a bird or other animal.
- A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
- A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
- An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20 of an ell or 1/16 of a yard (2 1/4 inches or 5.715 cm).
- To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
- To drive a nail.
- To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- To catch.
- To expose as a sham.
- To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To spike, as a cannon.
- To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
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 NAILS
- Manicurist's assignment
- Finger features
- Finger tips
- Salon treatment targets
- Home Depot purchase
- Mani-pedi targets
- Gets down pat
- Salon concerns
- Hardness symbol
- Filed items
More clues leading to the result BASTES
- Stitches loosely
- Moistens the bird
- Sews, in a way
- Uses long stitches
- Pours on the juice
- Tacks
- Tends the turkey
- Tends to the turkey
- Stitches temporarily
- Castigates
More clues leading to the result SEWS
- Uses a Singer
- Fixes a seam
- Secures buttons
- Does some zigzags, perhaps
- Bourguignon and bigos, e.g.
- Stitches
- Puts in 12 Down
- Does needlework
- Wields a needle
- Adds a button, maybe