The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WARP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Bend out of shape crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WARP | 65 % | 4 |
| GNARL | 9 % | 5 |
| MIFF | 6 % | 4 |
| WRITHE | 6 % | 6 |
| DEFORM | 6 % | 6 |
| UPSET | 3 % | 5 |
| CONTORT | 3 % | 7 |
| DISTORT | 3 % | 7 |
Why may WARP be the right solution?
The answer "WARP" is the right solution because it means to bend or distort out of shape, which matches the clue "Bend out of shape."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bend out of shape
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deform
- distort
- twist
- wry
- warp
- cast
- warped
- warping
- quagmire
- crook
- contorted
- twisted
Crossword Answer definitions
WARP noun- The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
- A distortion:
- The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
- The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.
- A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.
- A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
- A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.
- The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water artificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
- (obsolete outside dialectal) A throw or cast, as of fish (in which case it is used as a unit of measure: about four fish, though sometimes three or even two), oysters, etc.
- To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
- (ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
- To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
- To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
- To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
- To move:
- (obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
- To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
- (very rare) To throw.
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 WARP
- Distort
- Woof's partner
- Enterprise speed
- Speed things up, as Mario, and what one can do at the specially marked squares in this puzzle
- Distort and then some
- ___ speed
- Get out of shape
- Lumber problem
- Fail to remain straight
- Weft's counterpart
More clues leading to the result GNARL
- Bump on a tree
- Tree knot
- Bend out of shape
- Knotty protuberance
- Get all twisty
- Knot in a tree
- Knot on a tree
- Tangle
- Twist or tangle
- Twist out of shape
More clues leading to the result MIFF
- Offend
- Annoy
- Cause annoyance
- Vex
- Give minor offense to
- Tick off
- Irritate
- Vex a bit
- Bend out of shape
- Make sore
More clues leading to the result WRITHE
- Move like a mamba
- Move snakily
- Move painfully
- Squirm
- Twist in pain
- Twist in agony
- Distort
- Coil and uncoil
- Bend out of shape
- Squirm about
More clues leading to the result DEFORM
- Spoil the shape of
- Twist out of shape
- Contort
- Disfigure
- Mar
- Mar the beauty of
- Warp, e.g.
- Misshape
- Get all bent out of shape
- Disfigure.
More clues leading to the result UPSET
- Capsize
- In an agitated state
- Knock over
- 100-to-1 underdog's victory
- Out of sorts
- Unexpected victory
- Overturn
- Sports surprise
- Tip over
- Churning
More clues leading to the result CONTORT
- Wrench
- Twist
- Twist out of shape
- Be wry
- Twist.
- Turn awry.
- Writhe.
- Bend out of shape
- Prisoner's wrongful act?
- Twist violently