The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADOPT , but the solution may also be MENTOR which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in USA Today).
Take under one's wing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADOPT | 60 % | 5 |
| NURTURE | 13 % | 7 |
| PROTECT | 7 % | 7 |
| BEFRIEND | 7 % | 8 |
| MENTOR | 7 % | 6 |
| ASSIST | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take under one's wing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pull
- godfather
- soar
- shelter
- fly
- axillar
- axillary
- oxter
- float
- protegee
- draw
- exercise
Crossword Answer definitions
ADOPT verb- To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
- To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
- To select and take or approve.
- To win ten consecutive games against an opponent
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 ADOPT
- Add to the family, in a way
- Assume
- Take on
- Take up, as a cause
- Take as one's own
- "__ the mornin'!"
- Go out of the pool for, say?
- Bring in, as a boxer to one's home
- Take in
- Bring home from the shelter
More clues leading to the result NURTURE
- Encourage
- Support during development
- Cultivate
- Feed and protect
- Foster
- Bring up
- One side of a development debate
- Train.
- Bring up.
- Feed
More clues leading to the result PROTECT
- Shield from danger
- Guard against
- Take under one's wing
- Defend from attack
- Watch over
- Shelter
- Cover.
- Guard.
- Shelter.
- Defend.
More clues leading to the result BEFRIEND
More clues leading to the result MENTOR
- Guru
- Wise, trusted adviser
- Give counsel to
- Wise counselor
- Favorite professor, often
- Obi Wan, to Luke
- Coach
- Qui-Gon Jinn, to Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Professor, often
- Wise teacher