The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WARPS , but the solution may also be GNARLS which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in Washington Post).
Contorts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WARPS | 25 % | 5 |
| SCREWS | 13 % | 6 |
| GNARLS | 13 % | 6 |
| BENDS | 13 % | 5 |
| TURNS | 13 % | 5 |
| WRIES | 13 % | 5 |
| TWISTS | 13 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contorts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wring
- distort
- deform
- writhes
- uncoils
- flails
- wiggles
- gesticulates
- kneads
- pouts
- convulses
- wriggles
Crossword Answer definitions
WARPS verb- 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 WARPS
- Travels fast in a spaceship
- Continuum glitches
- Bends out of shape
- Gets bent out of shape
- Distorts
- Gets twisted
- Time irregularities, in sci-fi
- They may be found in board examinations
- Twists
- Board defects
More clues leading to the result SCREWS
- Hardware store binful
- Threaded fasteners
- Carpenter's supplies
- They have threads and heads
- Prison guards, slangily
- Calaboose guards
- Hoosegow guards
- Physical coercion
- Twisty items
- Hardware buys
More clues leading to the result GNARLS
- Twists out of shape
- Distorts
- Twists
- Tree knots
- Bulging knots
- Knots in wood.
- Twists, like an old oak.
- Twists.
- Knots
- Twists into a knot
More clues leading to the result BENDS
- Swerves from a straight line
- Folds over
- Curves
- Deep sea diver's ailment
- Doglegs
- Deep knee ___
- Gives in
- Road curves
- Ballerina's plie's
- Plies
More clues leading to the result TURNS
- Dance maneuvers
- Goes sour
- Rolls over
- Sorry! attempts?
- Rotates
- Zig and zag
- Chances to play
- Revolutions
- They're taken in checkers
- Changes color