Gig rig

The answer

OARS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OARS answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 1992; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Boat propellers - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Rowing needs - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew equipment - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Dinghy movers - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Rowboat propellers - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowing tools - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Galley propellers - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• Rowers' needs - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Rowing equipment - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew-team members - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• Dinghy pair - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowing implements - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Sticks in the water - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Skiff movers - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Boat movers - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Regatta gear - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Rowers - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Bireme gear - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Crew team equipment - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowboat equipment - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Boathouse gear - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Dinghy propellers - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Dory propellers - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Galley tools - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Regatta implements - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Rest on one's ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Rowboat accessories - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowboat blades - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Rowboat movers - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Rower's implements - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Rowers' implements - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Sculling equipment - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Sculling gear - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Sweeps. - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
• They make waves - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Bireme propellers - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Dinghy gear - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Galley features - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Scull propellers - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Trireme propellers - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Boathouse equipment - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Boathouse inventory - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Crew gear - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Crew need - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Crew needs - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Crew's control? - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Dinghy directors - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Galley needs - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Rower's pair - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Wherry equipment - used 6 times, most recently in 2011

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• Big rig - SEMI, used 251 times
• Trucker's rig - SEMI, used 32 times
• Rig - SEMI, used 30 times
• Teamster's rig - SEMI, used 24 times
• Rig on the road - SEMI, used 21 times
• Highway rig - SEMI, used 19 times

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