The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLAIT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Braid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLAIT | 60 % | 5 |
| PLAT | 18 % | 4 |
| TRESS | 13 % | 5 |
| PIGTAIL | 2 % | 7 |
| PLEACH | 1 % | 6 |
| PLAI | 1 % | 4 |
| ENLACE | 1 % | 6 |
| INTERTWINE | 1 % | 10 |
| WEAVE | 1 % | 5 |
| QUEUE | 1 % | 5 |
| INTERWEAVE | 1 % | 10 |
Why may PLAIT be the right solution?
"Plait" is a synonym for braid. It is a common word used to describe the intertwining of hair or other materials into a rope-like structure.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Braid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- twist
- plait
- tress
- lace
- pleach
- gold braid
- wavy
- tie
- queue
- mag
- lock
- locket
Crossword Answer definitions
PLAIT noun- A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
- A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
- To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
- To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
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 PLAIT
More clues leading to the result PLAT
- Street map
- Surveyors map
- Tract of land
- Assessor's map
- Land parcel
- Land map
- Realtor's map
- Developer's reference
- Land plan
- Map of building lots
More clues leading to the result TRESS
- Lock of hair
- Ringlet
- Head lock?
- Long lock
- Hair piece
- Rapunzel feature
- Braid of hair
- Item saved in a locket, perhaps
- Lock
- Lock on top?
More clues leading to the result PIGTAIL
- Braid of hair
- Queue of hair
- Braid on one side
- Inkwell dipper?
- Early Britney Spears hair feature
- Computer problem?
- Half of a braided hairstyle
- Early Britney Spears feature
- Queue
- One of two worn by Dorothy Gale
More clues leading to the result PLEACH
More clues leading to the result PLAI
More clues leading to the result ENLACE
- Intertwine
- Interweave
- Weave together
- Wind up
- Tie up
- Wind with strings
- Twist together
- Entwine
- Wrap around
- Twine
More clues leading to the result INTERTWINE
More clues leading to the result WEAVE
- Spin
- Drive recklessly
- Spin a tale
- Fabric pattern
- Make a basket
- Make a basket?
- Move slalom-style
- Bob's partner
- Change lanes erratically
- Use a loom
More clues leading to the result QUEUE
- Line for service
- Waiting line
- Form a line
- Line for waiting
- Line (up)
- Line of waiters
- Liverpool lineup
- Londoner's line
- London line
- Line of Englishmen?