The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COILS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
Gets ready to strike, as a snake crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COILS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets ready to strike, as a snake
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Crossword Answer definitions
COILS noun- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- Entanglement; perplexity.
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
- A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
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