The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REFLEX which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Bend back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REFLEX | 67 % | 6 |
| RECURVE | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bend back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- recur
- recurve
- recurved
- curve
- bend
- curb
- bought
- bent
- cope
- circumflex
- curving
- bow
Crossword Answer definitions
REFLEX noun- An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
- The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
- The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
- Reflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
- To bend, turn back or reflect.
- To respond to a stimulus.
- Bent, turned back or reflected.
- Produced automatically by a stimulus.
- (of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
- Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result REFLEX
- Involuntary move
- Involuntary
- Automatic, as a reaction
- Involuntary response
- Knee jerk, for one
- Automatic (response)
- Involuntary, as a reaction
- Automatic reaction
- Eye blinking, e.g.
- Produced in reaction.