The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELLIPSE , but the solution may also be OVAL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Elongated circle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELLIPSE | 50 % | 7 |
| OVAL | 50 % | 4 |
Why may OVAL be the right solution?
"OVAL" is the right solution because an oval is a shape that is elongated and rounded, resembling a squashed circle.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Elongated circle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ellipse
- oval
- oblong
- belt
- bullet
- round
- rounds
- line
- bulleted
- bullets
- boa
- buckle
Crossword Answer definitions
ELLIPSE noun- A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
- (grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ELLIPSE
- Shape with two foci
- Tennis bracelet shape
- Oval
- Oval's shape
- Planet's path
- Orbital shape
- Squashed circle
- Elongated O
- Plane curve
- Flattened-out circle