The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NODES , but the solution may also be TIES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Knots crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NODES | 35 % | 5 |
| TIES | 26 % | 4 |
| NODI | 13 % | 4 |
| GNARLS | 6 % | 6 |
| ENIGMAS | 6 % | 7 |
| BURLS | 6 % | 5 |
| SNARLS | 3 % | 6 |
| TANGLESUP | 3 % | 9 |
Why may TIES be the right solution?
The word "knots" can refer to tying something, which is done using "ties."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Knots
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
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 TIES
- Bow and neck
- Overtime scores
- 20-20 and 50-50
- Does a hitch
- Gets even
- Wraps up
- Novelty gifts that show off the wearer's nonexistent personality
- They're worth a point in the World Cup
- Formal wear
- They bind
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 GNARLS
- Twists out of shape
- Distorts
- Twists
- Tree knots
- Bulging knots
- Knots in wood.
- Twists, like an old oak.
- Twists.
- Knots
- Twists into a knot
More clues leading to the result ENIGMAS
- Bafflers
- Baffling problems
- Perplexing people
- Inexplicable occurrences
- Puzzles
- Riddles
- Puzzlers
- Brain teasers
- Inscrutable types
- Conundrums
More clues leading to the result BURLS
- Tree-trunk outgrowths
- Tree bumps
- Knots in cloth.
- Knots.
- Tree knots.
- Tree-trunk growths
- Knots
- Knots in wool
- Tree knots
- Tree trunk outgrowths
More clues leading to the result SNARLS
- Traffic problems
- Anglers headaches
- Says contemptuously
- Rat's nests
- Mare's-nests
- Traffic reports may note them
- Canine cautions
- Speaks threateningly
- Doghouse warnings
- Traffic tie-ups