The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CONCH which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2007.
Gastropod with a spiral shell crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CONCH | 50 % | 5 |
| WHELK | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gastropod with a spiral shell
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- conch
- snail
- volution
- smail
- turritella
- dextral
- umbilicus
- sinistral
- triton
- periwinkle
- spire
- volute
Crossword Answer definitions
CONCH noun- A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- The shell of this sea animal.
- A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
- The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
- To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
- To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.
- A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
- A person who operates such a machine.
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More clues leading to the result CONCH
- Republic of Key West
- Shell used as a horn
- Prized seashell
- Symbol of authority in "Lord of the Flies"
- Collectible shell
- Large sea snail
- Large spiral shell
- Marine snail
- Seaside souvenir
- Gastropod whose shell is used as a horn