The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TUGS , but the solution may also be PULLS which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Yanks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TUGS | 39 % | 4 |
| GIS | 18 % | 3 |
| JERKS | 13 % | 5 |
| AMERICANS | 8 % | 9 |
| PULLS | 8 % | 5 |
| EASTERNERS | 3 % | 10 |
| TUGS ON | 3 % | 7 |
| OMELET | 3 % | 6 |
| TUGSON | 3 % | 6 |
| PULLSON | 3 % | 7 |
Why may TUGS-ON be the right solution?
"Yanks" is a synonym for "tugs," and "on" indicates that the action is happening in a particular direction or towards something. Therefore, "TUGS ON" is the right solution for the clue "Yanks."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Yanks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jerk
- northerner
- yankee
- new englander
- americans
- doughboys
- tugs
- yankees
- rips
- plops
- slaps
- spits
Crossword Answer definitions
TUGS noun- A sudden powerful pull.
- A tugboat.
- A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- An act of masturbation.
- To pull or drag with great effort
- To pull hard repeatedly
- To tow by tugboat
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 TUGS
- Yanks
- Harbor vessels
- Harbor boats
- Pulls hard
- Harbor craft
- Harbor fleet
- Harbor towers
- Harbor haulers
- Harbour haulers
- Harbor pushers
More clues leading to the result GIS
- Enlisted personnel
- Enlistees
- MRE eaters
- Army personnel, for short
- MRE users
- Servicemen
- USO visitors
- "Avatar" extras
- "The Hurt Locker" extras
- Base figures
More clues leading to the result JERKS
- Sudden pulls
- They may be provoking
- Sudden moves
- Nincompoops
- Sudden movements
- Weight lifts
- Yanks
- They work at soda fountains.
- Pulls.
- Sudden tugs.
More clues leading to the result AMERICANS
- Residents of Birmingham and London
- Yanks
- Recent arrivals in Australia.
- Natives of two continents.
- Bond-buyers.
- Sponsors of Chapultepec Conference.
- Yanks.
- World's most powerful citizens.
- Strong supporters of U. N.
- 150,697,361 plus.
More clues leading to the result PULLS
- Attractions
- Earns, with "down"
- Tightens a necktie, say
- Tugs
- Yanks
- Tows
- Some muscle injuries
- Attracts, as votes
- Roots (for)
- Gives a yank
More clues leading to the result EASTERNERS
- North Carolinians, e.g.
- Rhode Island residents
- Yanks
- People of New England.
- New Yorkers, Jerseyites et al.
More clues leading to the result TUGS ON
More clues leading to the result OMELET
- Spanish food?
- Brunch order
- Egg white ____
- Egg dish
- Brunch dish
- Breakfast choice
- Possible follower of 53 Across
- Brunch entree
- Breakfast selection
- Brunch choice