The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPIRAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2008.
Helical crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPIRAL | 40 % | 6 |
| SPIRY | 20 % | 5 |
| VOLUTED | 10 % | 7 |
| SPIRALED | 10 % | 8 |
| TWISTY | 10 % | 6 |
| SWIRLY | 10 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Helical
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spiraling
- voluted
- coiled
- turbinate
- coiling
- whorled
- volute
- spiral
- coil
- propeller
- steel
- helicoidal
Crossword Answer definitions
SPIRAL noun- A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
- A helix.
- A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
- To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
- To cause something to spiral.
- To increase continually.
- Helical, like a spiral
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 SPIRAL
- Coil
- Notebook-binding type
- Book binding
- Staircase shape
- Fusilli's shape
- Drew Brees toss
- Tight NFL throw
- Corkscrew
- Like some flights
- Rotini's shape
More clues leading to the result SPIRY
More clues leading to the result VOLUTED
More clues leading to the result SPIRALED
- Corkscrewed
- Flew downward in a helical path
- Rose steadily
- Curled
- Increased steadily
- Spun, as a football
- Went round and round
- Traveled with a twist, as a football.
- Passed a football in a way
- Coiled
More clues leading to the result TWISTY
- Not straight
- Helical
- Like a good whodunit's plot
- Labyrinthine
- Like maze paths
- Serpentine
- Winding
- Winding, as a road
- Full of surprises, as a plot
- Like slalom courses