The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MAELSTROM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Charybdis, for one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAELSTROM | 50 % | 9 |
| WHIRLPOOL | 50 % | 9 |
Why may MAELSTROM be the right solution?
The answer "MAELSTROM" is the right solution because Charybdis is a whirlpool in Greek mythology, and a maelstrom is a powerful whirlpool. They both refer to a violent and turbulent swirling current of water.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Charybdis, for one
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- eddy
- crab
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- whirlpool
- mischief
- naiad
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- messina
Crossword Answer definitions
MAELSTROM noun- A large and violent whirlpool.
- Any violent or turbulent situation.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result MAELSTROM
- Violent whirlpool
- Turbulent situation
- Tumultuous state of affairs
- Pandemonium
- Tumult
- Celebrated whirlpool off the coast of Norway.
- Norway's famous whirlpool.
- Whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean.
- Violently confused state of affairs.
- Violent confusion of ideas or conditions.