The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SWOLLEN , but the solution may also be TURGID which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in New York Times).
Distended crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWOLLEN | 25 % | 7 |
| TURGID | 25 % | 6 |
| BLOATED | 25 % | 7 |
| PUFFY | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Distended
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tumescent
- swollen
- bloated
- tumid
- puffed
- puffy
- unhealthy
- expanded
- dilated
- distensible
- distension
- engorged
Crossword Answer definitions
SWOLLEN verb- To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
- To cause to become bigger.
- To grow gradually in force or loudness.
- To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
- To be raised to arrogance.
- To be elated; to rise arrogantly.
- To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.
- To protuberate; to bulge out.
- Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
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 SWOLLEN
- Big and red, say
- All puffed up
- Like a balloon
- In need of an ice pack
- Like creeks after a downpour
- Puffed up
- Distended
- Full of fluid
- Puffed up, as a sprain
- Overextended, in a way
More clues leading to the result TURGID
More clues leading to the result BLOATED
- Overstuffed
- Much bigger than desired, as a bureaucracy
- Gourmandizer, usually
- Swollen
- Made turgid.
- Puffed up.
- Distended
- Paunchy
- In a swell situation?
- Like a stomach after an all-you-can-eat buffet