Boat propellers
The crossword clue "Boat propellers" is answered by OARS, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OARS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OARS answer page.
Used 29 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SCULLS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OARS, most used first.
- Rowboat needs - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Sculls - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
- Crew members - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Rows - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Rowboat implements - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Rowboat pair - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Galley gear - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Paddles - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
- Galley supply - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Flat-bottomed boat - SCOW, used 124 times
- "Show Boat" composer - KERN, used 64 times
- "Show Boat" author Ferber - EDNA, used 47 times
- Biblical boat builder - NOAH, used 32 times
- Fishing boat - DORY, used 31 times
- Travel by boat - SAIL, used 31 times
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