The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VEER , but the solution may also be TURN which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Zig or zag crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VEER | 76 % | 4 |
| TURN | 13 % | 4 |
| SLUE | 7 % | 4 |
| SKEW | 2 % | 4 |
| ALTERONESCOURSE | 2 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Zig or zag
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- zigzag
- meander
- weave
- slue
- swerve
- turn
- veer
- pink
- dance
- euphemism
- jag
- skewed
Crossword Answer definitions
VEER verb- To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
- A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
- To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
- (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
- (of the wind) To shift aft.
- To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
- To turn.
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 VEER
- Turn sharply
- Change course
- Swerve off course
- Stray
- Turn off-course
- Make a sharp turn
- Move out of the way
- Move to avoid a pothole, say
- Sudden change
- Dogleg
More clues leading to the result TURN
More clues leading to the result SLUE
- Pivot
- Skid around
- Swing around
- Turn about
- Turn on an axis
- Make a sharp turn
- Sharp turn
- Turn sharply
- Turn, as a mast
- Swing
More clues leading to the result SKEW
- Go astray
- Distort
- Manipulate, as data
- Spin, in a way
- Twist
- Move obliquely
- Distort, as data
- Get out of kilter
- Slant
- Depict unfairly