Clues for the word "SAIL"
We've had 270 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 557 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on June 08, 2026.
Definition of sail
- n. - An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.
- n. - Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
- n. - A wing; a van.
- n. - The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
- n. - A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
- n. - A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.
- n. - To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.
- n. - To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.
- n. - To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton.
- n. - To set sail; to begin a voyage.
- n. - To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.
- v. t. - To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.
- v. t. - To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.
- v. t. - To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.
Referring Clues
- Spinnaker, e.g.
- Spinnaker or jib
- Flying jib, e.g.
- Leave dock
- Go yachting
- Crossjack, e.g.
- Breeze (through)
- Romp
- *Wind ... cruise ... canvas
- Fly (through)
- Clipper feature
- Flying jib, for one
- Attack, with "into"
- Make a wake
- Spinnaker
- Take a cruise
- Jib or spanker
- Junk component
- Explore the seven seas
- Go to sea
- Mast item
- Windmill arm
- Go out on the ocean
- Leave port
- Move easily
- Jib or spinnaker
- Wind catcher
- Progress smoothly
- Clipper's sheet
- Compete in the America's Cup
- See 17-Across
- Be gone with the wind
- Race in a regatta
- Shove off
- Jib, for one
- Spinnaker, for one
- Travel by boat
- Spanker, e.g.
- Catamaran canvas
- Jib, e.g.
- Mizzen or moonraker
- One sheet to the wind
- Spinnaker, for example
- Mariner's sheet
- Cruise
- Participate in the America's Cup
- Skipper a skipjack
- Go by brigantine
- Travel smoothly
- Mast attachment
- Catch the wind
- Windjammer's wind catcher
- Go by yawl
- Caravel's canvas
- Take to the seas
- Harness the wind, in a way
- Jigger or jib, e.g.
- Travel in a windjammer
- Compete for the America's Cup
- Navigate
- Topgallant, e.g.
- Jib or mizzen
- Jaunt on the bight, perhaps
- Glide effortlessly
- Attack, with "into"
- Leave the pier
- It may be trimmed
- Get going
- Boat's wind catcher
- Go smoothly
- It often leaves the yard
- De-port?
- Harness the wind
- One way to enjoy a breezy day
- Sea sight
- Gollywobbler, e.g.
- Schooner's attachment
- Catamaran feature
- Jib, for example
- Explore the Seven Seas, e.g.
- One sheet to the wind?
- Crossjack
- Clipper's wind catcher
- Schooner feature
- Use a spinnaker
- Go by yacht
- 10 Down, as a ship
- Regatta flapper
- Leave the dock
- Compete in a regatta
- Travel like Columbus
- Sheet in the wind
- Go by windjammer
- Bark feature
- Junk mover
- Ply the waves
- Set out (nautical)
- Main or top
- Main or top follower
- The answer is blowin' in the wind
- Whiz
- Yachting need
- Go by 32-Down
- Enter the regatta
- Ship's canvas
- Glide along
- Emulate Columbus
- Partake in a regatta
- Take to the lake
- Iceboat necessity
- Ride the bounding main
- Move on momentum
- See 64-Down
- With 21-Across, ship out?
- Be cruising
- Ride a windjammer
- Travel by water
- It may be rigged
- Yard attachment
- Go easily (through)
- Iceboat feature
- Move like a yawl
- Go through channels?
- Go via ship
- Take the junk out?
- Take a trip by ship
- Bark part
- Catamaran mover
- Join the regatta
- Put to sea
- Navigate a windjammer
- Lift anchor
- Voyage
- Spinnaker or spanker
- Set ___
- Zip (through)
- Put out to sea
- Embark
- Compete in a fleet race
- Go by ship
- Go on the briny
- Head out to sea
- Go by sea
- Glide through
- Go by boat
- Travel with Sinbad, say
- Go wherever the wind blows?
- Mast's attachment
- Caravel mover
- Go via sea
- Breeze (along)
- Advance using wind
- Set ___ (embark)
- Something that may be trimmed or rigged
- Proceed without resistance
- Take a cruise on
- Journey by sloop
- Jigger or jib
- Move effortlessly
- Canvas on a yacht
- Something controlled by rigging
- Go by ocean liner
- Sheet on a mast
- Take out one's yacht
- Something that's frequently trimmed
- Schooner gear
- Moonraker, for one
- Take a yacht out
- Catamaran's canvas
- Travel by clipper
- Ship mover
- Travel like Sinbad
- Be in a regatta
- Windmill blade
- Type of boat or plane
- Glide (through)
- Boat cloth
- Boat sheet
- Travel on water
- Canvas
- Set ___, (leave port)
- Type of boat
- Kind of boat
- Coast on the water
- Use a boat
- Use breeze
- Hit the seas
- Yacht's sheet
- Thing on a mast
- Feature of some boats
- Schooner steerer
- Styx "Come ___ Away"
- Spanker or spinnaker, for example
- Go on a cruise with Lisa?
- Leave port with Lisa
- Jib, perhaps, as Lisa may do
- Mayflower mover
- Sheet used to catch the wind
- Glide
- Lateen, e.g.
- Travel like Magellan
- Mariners can do it without one
- Copy Cook or Columbus
- Enjoy a lake
- Proceed easily (through)
- A boat trip when things are going smoothly
- Windsurfing need
- Go for the America's Cup
- Play captain
- Use a 69-Across
- It's rigged
- Travel the main
- Spanker or spinnaker
- Go yachting with Lisa
- Go by schooner
- Traverse a lake
- Feature of ship
- Move smoothly
- Catamaran sheet
- Go by ketch
- Go with the wind?
- Traverse the seven seas
- Part of a ship
- Travel in a trimaran
- It could be a spanker!
- A trip around some islands
- Tall-ship need
- Nautical sheet
- Take a trip on a ship
- Sloop feature
- Travel by ship
- Go yachting, perhaps
- It works in a nice wind
- Operate a yacht
- Yacht outing
- Ship's wind-catcher
- Something that's often rigged
- Take your yacht out
- Take your yacht out for the day
- Venture out to sea
- Said to be a sale of cloth
- It's unfurled at sea
- Yacht propeller
- Travel with the wind
- It's unfurled on some boats
- Fabric part of a ship
- Go on a cruise with Lisa?
- Travel the ocean
- Take a dhow ride
- Travel the seas
- It might be set at sea
- Boat part that James Forten manufactured
- Fabric on a mast
- Move effortlessly (through)
- Boat part often made of polyester
- Go with the wind, in a way
- Cruise (along)
- Go yachting, say
- Pass quickly (through)
- Go catamaraning
- Whiz (through)
- Coast
- Breeze (by)
- Boom attachment
- Travel by sea
- Go quickly (past)
- Canvas sheet catching wind
- Make smooth progress with Lisa
- Go over seas
- Sunfish feature
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 09, 2026
- Daily American - April 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2026
- Daily American - March 29, 2026
- LA Times - March 04, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 23, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 01, 2026
- Mirror Mini - December 26, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 22, 2025
- Daily American - November 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 09, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 16, 2025
- Daily American - August 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 22, 2025
- New York Times - May 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 27, 2025
- Daily American - April 24, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 18, 2025
- LA Times - March 08, 2025
- Family Time - March 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 04, 2025
- USA Today - January 31, 2025
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