Back of the boat Crossword Clue

We have the 5-letter answer for Back of the boat crossword clue, last seen in the USA Today Crossword February 2, 2026 puzzle. Let us help you solve the crossword clue that has you stumped so you can finish the puzzle.

Back of the boat Crossword Answer

→47.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

AFT

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
2. severe and unremitting in making demands
(noun)
1. the rear part of a ship
2. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BOAT (noun)
1. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
2. a small vessel for travel on water
BOAT (verb)
1. ride in a boat on water
BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

AFT
(3 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
NERTS

More USA Today Crossword (2/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. Spiced fall beverage

6. What marbling is

9. Secretly included on an email

14. Took for a spin

15. Go team!

16. Animal that might be seen on a safari

17. "Stop by! It'd be great to see you!"

19. Soothes

20. Snuggle

21. Rejuvenation destinations

23. Movies for Grownups org.

25. State

28. Storm tracking devices

32. 'Whichever'

35. Build, like a statue

36. Jogs after home runs

37. Scot’s denial

38. Handle adversity

39. Deliberately avoids

40. Relinquish

41. Reddit Q&A

42. One can be wild or educated

43. Pesto ingredient

44. "My apologies"

46. Nonglossy finishes

48. A.I.-generated content, colloquially

50. Wrap that sparks in the microwave

52. Loosens like laces

56. Bit of rosemary

59. Words spoken before a dramatic entrance, perhaps

62. French Open bye?

63. Burr, to Hamilton

64. Elevenses treat

65. Memory slip

66. Some debut albums, for short

67. Advanced shot in billiards

All Answers

Down

1. Public health org. based in Atlanta

2. It's a pressing need?

3. Component of many a modern sports stadium

4. There are two big ones in December

5. Begin anew

6. Air ___ (kitchen appliance)

7. Ooh and __

8. Not that

9. Focuses of meditation sessions

10. Pure

11. Prefix for "gender" or "normative"

12. Opposite of WSW

13. Uno y uno

18. Word expressing woe

22. Mini golf shots

24. Leafs through, like a book

26. Goofball in a 1980s-'90s film series

27. Tour assistant

28. Brief summary

29. Pleasant smells

30. Take off?

31. Top-flight pitcher

33. Charged particles

34. Projection booth items

36. 'You can't win ___ all'

39. Branch of Islam

40. Pet that might fully ignore the scratching post you bought for them

42. Disobey guidelines

43. ___ by fire

45. Boldly opposes

46. Precursor to stereo

49. Sleds used in the Winter Olympics

51. "The ___ of a Showgirl" (2025 Taylor Swift album)

53. Peru native

54. Blowhards have big ones

55. Transgressions

56. Salt, in Spanish

57. Canoodling on the street, for short

58. Tear

60. Swab

61. Michelle Obama ___ Robinson

All Answers