The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DENTS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2007.
Units of headway crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| DENTS | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Units of headway
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- foot
 - bring
 - bringing
 - heads
 - walk
 - advance
 - advances
 - dent
 - head
 - progress
 - rise
 - stemmed
 
Crossword Answer definitions
DENTS noun- A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
 - A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
 - (by extension) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
 
- To impact something, producing a dent.
 - To develop a dent or dents.
 
- A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
 - A slot or a wire in a reed
 
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