Answer to "Ball of yarn" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CLEW , but the solution may also be SKEIN which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).

Ball of yarn crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
CLEW	81 %	4
SKEIN	17 %	5
CLEWS	2 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ball of yarn

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• skein
• clew
• clews
• clue
• glomerulus
• roll
• rolled
• kitten
• unwinding
• balloon
• balloons
• cip

Crossword Answer definitions

CLEW noun

1. A roughly spherical mass or body.
2. A ball of thread or yarn.
3. Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
4. The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
5. (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
6. (in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.

CLEW verb

1. To roll into a ball
2. (transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)

CLEW noun

1. A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
2. Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
3. An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
4. Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result CLEW

• Ball of yarn
• Thread of Theseus
• Way out of the labyrinth
• Either lower corner of a square sail
• This, across the pond
• Bottom corner of a square sail
• Skein of yarn
• Ball of thread.
• Lower corner of a square sail.
• Theseus' ball of thread.

More clues leading to the result SKEIN

• Yarn purchase
• *Using 40-Across, change AL to NS; scramble result
• Flying flock
• Flock in flight
• Ball of yarn
• Gaggle in flight
• Yarn buy
• Flying flock of geese
• Yarn unit
• Flying geese

More clues leading to the result CLEWS

• Balls of yarn
• Balls of thread.
• Balls of tread or yarn.
• Balls of yarn.
• Ball of yarn.
• Scotland Yard items
• Square sail's lower corners
• Yarn units
• Hammock rigging
• Miss Marple finds them