SWERVE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 246 solutions for 'SWERVE' with 1 to 17 letters.
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The clue "swerve" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 21, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "VEER", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
SWERVE with 6 letters
SHRINK
6
SHY OFF
6
VERTEX
6
WABBLE
6
WANDER
6
WEASEL
6
WOBBLE
6
WORSEN
6
ZIGZAG
6
SWERVE with 7 letters
BEAR OFF
7
CHECKER
7
CHEVRON
7
DEFLECT
7
DEVIATE
7
DIGRESS
7
DIVERGE
7
FLEXION
7
FURCATE
7
GO ABOUT
7
HAIRPIN
7
IMPROVE
7
INCLINE
7
MAUNDER
7
MEANDER
7
OBLIQUE
7
PUT BACK
7
REFRACT
7
RETREAT
7
SHY AWAY
7
STAGGER
7
TURNING
7
WARD OFF
7
SWERVE with 8 letters
ANGLE OFF
8
BEAR AWAY
8
CROTCHET
8
DEVIANCE
8
DEVIANCY
8
DIVAGATE
8
DRAW BACK
8
DRIFTING
8
ERRANTRY
8
EXCURSUS
8
FALL BACK
8
FLECTION
8
HANG BACK
8
MITIGATE
8
MODULATE
8
PULL AWAY
8
PULL BACK
8
PUT ABOUT
8
RAMBLING
8
REEL BACK
8
SHEER OFF
8
SHIFT OFF
8
SHIFTING
8
SIDESLIP
8
SIDESTEP
8
STRAYING
8
SWERVING
8
SWINGING
8
TURN BACK
8
TURN INTO
8
WEAR SHIP
8
SWERVE with 9 letters
ABERRANCY
9
ABOUT SHIP
9
BE CHANGED
9
BE RENEWED
9
BEAT ABOUT
9
BIFURCATE
9
BOTTOM OUT
9
BRANCH OFF
9
CANT ROUND
9
CAST ABOUT
9
COME ABOUT
9
COME ROUND
9
DEPARTURE
9
DEVIATION
9
DIVERSIFY
9
DIVERSION
9
EXCURSION
9
FURCATION
9
HEM AND HAW
9
MELIORATE
9
MISS STAYS
9
OBLIQUITY
9
PUSSYFOOT
9
START BACK
9
STEP ASIDE
9
TAKE A TURN
9
TURN ASIDE
9
VARIATION
9
WANDERING
9
WEASEL OUT
9
SWERVE with 10 letters
ABERRATION
10
AMELIORATE
10
BEAT AROUND
10
BRING ABOUT
10
BRING ROUND
10
COME AROUND
10
DEFLECTION
10

Top answers for SWERVE crossword clue from newspapers

VEER
ZIG
SKID

Definition of swerve

  • the act of turning aside suddenly; turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

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Solution VEER is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution VEER is 4 letters long. We have 32 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "SWERVE"?

There are 246 solutions. The longest is BEAT AROUND THE BUSH with 17 letters, and the shortest is L with 1 letters.

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Solutions are between 1 and 17 letters long.

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6
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4
SWERVE (of person, missile, etc.)
3
Swerves at sea
2
Swerve off-course
2
Swerve wildly
2
Swerved off course
2
Swerve back and forth
1
Swerve sharply
1
Swerves, at sea
1
Turn aside or swerve
1
swerved off course momentarily
1
swerve off course momentarily
1
Swerve from a course
1
Swerve most severely?
1
Swerve suddenly
1
Swerved at sea
1
Swerves off a nautical course
1
___ and zags (swerves)
1
Nautical swerve
1
‘SWERVE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘SWERVE’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Veer sharply (6)
swerve
Change direction suddenly (6)
Change course suddenly (6)
Change direction (6)
Change direction abruptly (6)
One way to avoid an accident (6)
Try to avoid an accident, maybe (6)
Avoid a pothole, maybe (6)
Suddenly deviate from straight course (6)
Suddenly deviate (6)
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