Wind-powered ship’s chief means of propulsion Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wind-powered ship’s chief means of propulsion . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAINSAIL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAINSAIL Wind-powered ship’s chief means of propulsion (8)
6% THRUST Propulsive force (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 23, 2026
6% VANE Wind-powered device (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
5% MAIN Chief (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 8, 2026
5% TOOTHLESS Also, the ship outside left without power (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 8, 2026
5% SENT Shipped (4) Commuter Apr 1, 2026
5% SPITE Meanness (5) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
5% ONIT "Will do, Chief!" (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 12, 2026
5% OUTBOARDMOTOR Means of propulsion (13) The Times Concise Jan 8, 2019
5% OAR Means of propulsion (3)
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