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 |
| WEAVE | 1 % | 5 |
| QUEUE | 1 % | 5 |
| INTERWEAVE | 1 % | 10 |
| PLEACH | 1 % | 6 |
| PLAI | 1 % | 4 |
| ENLACE | 1 % | 6 |
| INTERTWINE | 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 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?
More clues leading to the result INTERWEAVE
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