The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NODES , but the solution may also be DIALS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Knobs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NODES | 50 % | 5 |
| NODI | 13 % | 4 |
| HANDLES | 13 % | 7 |
| DIALS | 13 % | 5 |
| NUBS | 13 % | 4 |
Why may DIALS be the right solution?
The word "knobs" is a synonym for "dials" when referring to controls on a machine or device. Both terms are often used interchangeably in this context.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Knobs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- node
- pommel
- boils
- bones
- buds
- bumps
- buttons
- cadres
- commanders
- commands
- controllers
- controls
Crossword Answer definitions
NODES noun- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- A leaf node.
- A computer or other device attached to a network.
- The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also knot.
- The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
- The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
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 NODES
- Swellings
- Network junctions
- Connecting points
- Goose eggs
- Junction points
- Anatomical knots
- Lymphatic system parts
- Intersection points
- Points of juncture
- Crossing points
More clues leading to the result NODI
- Knots.
- Knobs
- Central points
- Complications
- Intricate or difficult plots
- Intricate plots
- Knotty situations
- Knots
- Plot twists
More clues leading to the result HANDLES
- Pick-up things?
- Trades in
- CBers' names
- Takes care of
- Bicycles have them
- Copes with
- Knobs.
- Deals with.
- Treats
- C.B.ers' names
More clues leading to the result DIALS
- Control knobs
- Uses a rotary phone
- Amp knobs
- They turn on radios
- Some selectors
- TV set parts
- Tuning knobs
- Agatha Christie's "The Seven ___ Mystery"
- Radio station selectors
- Regulating mechanisms