The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AFOUL , but the solution may also be SNARLED which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
In a tangle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AFOUL | 50 % | 5 |
| SNARLED | 35 % | 7 |
| MATTED | 10 % | 6 |
| KNOTTED | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In a tangle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tangled
- knotted
- matted
- snarled
- mat
- jungle
- knot
- corrugated
- tangle
- snarl
- snub
- kink
Crossword Answer definitions
AFOUL adverb- (principally nautical) In a state of collision or entanglement.
- (with of) In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
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 AFOUL
- Tangled, as ship's lines
- Bad way to fall
- Bad way to run
- On the wrong side (of)
- Run ___ of (come into conflict with)
- Run ___ of the law
- Entangled
- In conflict with, with "of"
- Run ___ of (conflict with)
- Ran ___ of the law
More clues leading to the result SNARLED
- Gave the mailman fair warning
- In a tangle
- Like bad traffic
- Tangled
- Said "Grr!"
- Spoke menacingly
- Like gridlocked traffic
- Put it threateningly
- Sounded like an angry dog
- Entangled.
More clues leading to the result MATTED
- Like a dog's fur, after rolling around in the yard
- Like a rat's nest
- Tangled
- Densely packed
- Tangled, like undergrowth
- Like hat hair
- In a tangle
- Like hard-to-comb hair
- Tangled, as hair
- Like tangled hair