The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NODE , but the solution may also be SNARL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Knot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NODE | 37 % | 4 |
| TIE | 18 % | 3 |
| GNARL | 17 % | 5 |
| SNARL | 7 % | 5 |
| SNAG | 2 % | 4 |
| TIEOFF | 2 % | 6 |
| BOW | 2 % | 3 |
| ENIGMA | 2 % | 6 |
| TIEUP | 2 % | 5 |
| CLUSTER | 2 % | 7 |
| SEAMILE | 2 % | 7 |
| BRAINTEASER | 2 % | 11 |
| UNITE | 2 % | 5 |
| TANGLE | 2 % | 6 |
| BURL | 2 % | 4 |
| NODUS | 2 % | 5 |
| SKEIN | 2 % | 5 |
Why may SNARL be the right solution?
The word "snarl" can refer to a tangled or twisted mass, which is often associated with a knot, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Knot."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Knot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slub
- gnarl
- tangle
- ravel
- air mile
- grayback
- burl
- nautical mile
- mile
- mi
- calidris canutus
- international nautical mile
Crossword Answer definitions
NODE 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 NODE
- Bump on a log
- Connector
- Protuberance
- Terminal on a network
- Connecting point
- Swelling
- Bump
- Computer network site
- Graph point
- Bump on a log?
More clues leading to the result TIE
- Cause of overtime
- One to one, e.g.
- Overtime cause
- Popular Father's Day gift
- Sudden-death causer
- Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
- 17-17, e.g.
- Affiliation
- All even
- Ascot, essentially
More clues leading to the result GNARL
- Bump on a tree
- Tree knot
- Bend out of shape
- Knotty protuberance
- Get all twisty
- Knot in a tree
- Knot on a tree
- Tangle
- Twist or tangle
- Twist out of shape
More clues leading to the result SNARL
- Traffic tangle
- Speak angrily
- Angler's headache
- Curl the lip
- Tie-up
- Rush-hour problem
- Traffic tie-up
- Traffic problem
- Tangle
- Tangle of laces
More clues leading to the result SNAG
- Glitch
- Hidden obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Unforseen problem
- Cause of a run
- Hangup in the negotiations
- Hoisery mishap
- Run producer
- Stocking spoiler
- Unforseen obstacle
More clues leading to the result TIEOFF
More clues leading to the result BOW
- Accept the ovation
- Acknowledge applause
- Gift topper
- Isaac Stern's stick
- Window style
- "It" girl, Clara
- Courteous gesture
- Fiddle stick
- Package finisher
- One may be taken after a concert
More clues leading to the result ENIGMA
- Puzzle
- "Hmmmmmm" provoker
- Riddle
- Real poser
- Stumper
- Code broken in the 2014 biopic "The Imitation Game"
- National Puzzlers League newsletter, with "The"
- Nazi's cipher
- Something inscrutable
- Baffler
More clues leading to the result TIEUP
- Snarl
- Result of a traffic jam
- Entanglement
- Use all the resources, say e.g.
- Gridlock
- Traffic snarl
- Traffic problem
- Highway headache
- Traffic jam
- Jam
More clues leading to the result CLUSTER
- Bunch
- Close group
- Tight gathering
- Group of stars
- Group of stars.
- Bunch.
- Bunch of grapes
- Star assemblage
- Knot
- Small computer network
More clues leading to the result SEAMILE
- Navigating unit
- Nautical measure
- About 6,080 feet
- Nautical unit
- Nautical distance
- Nautical distance unit
- Liner unit
- Sailors' unit
- Measure based on Earth's circumference
- Mariner's measure
More clues leading to the result BRAINTEASER
- Poser
- Challenging puzzle
- "If three hens lay three eggs in three days ...," e.g.
- *Tricky puzzle
- It may call for lateral thinking
- Hard puzzle
- Lingerie shown during a preview?
- Mental challenge
- Knot
- Riddle
More clues leading to the result UNITE
More clues leading to the result TANGLE
- Enter into an argument
- Intertwine
- Get knotted up
- Tough do to comb through
- Wires behind a TV, often
- Snarl
- Lock horns
- Confused jumble
- Hair problem
- Mess (with)
More clues leading to the result BURL
- ___ Ives
- Folk singer Ives
- Growth on a gingko
- Growth on a tree trunk
- Folksinger Ives
- Ives the folksinger
- Ives the Oscar-winner
- Ives of folk music
- Ives of "East of Eden"
- Singer/actor Ives
More clues leading to the result NODUS
- Complication
- Knotty situation
- Knotty spot
- Knotty problem
- Knotty situation?
- Difficult situation
- Knot.
- Difficulty.
- Difficult point
- Tricky situation