The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCREW , but the solution may also be NUT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Bit of hardware crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCREW | 33 % | 5 |
| TNUT | 33 % | 4 |
| GAT | 8 % | 3 |
| NUT | 8 % | 3 |
| HINGE | 8 % | 5 |
| BOLT | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bit of hardware
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- screw
- bolt
- hinge
- gat
- saw
- tool
- tee
- hard
- port
- ports
- arms
- pickle
Crossword Answer definitions
SCREW noun- A device that has a helical function.
- The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
- A prison guard.
- An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
- An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
- Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
- A casual sexual partner.
- Salary, wages.
- Backspin.
- A small packet of tobacco.
- An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
- A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
- An amphipod crustacean.
- (in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
- To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
- To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- To contort.
- To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
- To screw back.
- To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
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 SCREW
- Propeller
- Archimedes' __
- Threaded bolt
- Phillips head item
- Threaded fastener
- Fool around
- Propeller sort
- Propeller type
- Prison guard
- A driver turns it
More clues leading to the result TNUT
- Bolt holder
- Hardware fastener
- Construction piece
- Carpenter's item
- Construction fastener
- Threaded metal fastener
- Hardware item
- Fastener with an anchor
- Small hardware store purchase
- Threaded fastener
More clues leading to the result GAT
- Gangster's weapon
- Channel between cliffs
- Gangster's gun
- Hood's heater
- Gangsta's piece
- Piece of the street
- "Boardwalk Empire" gun
- Gangster's rod
- Gun moll's gun
- Piece on the street
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result HINGE
- Depend
- Door holder
- Swinger
- Doorway creaker
- Pivot
- Gate swinger
- Pivotal factor
- Pivotal point
- Door hardware
- Bivalve joint