The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLUE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Pivot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLUE | 60 % | 4 |
| HINGE | 13 % | 5 |
| SWIVEL | 7 % | 6 |
| TURN | 6 % | 4 |
| AXIS | 4 % | 4 |
| ROTATE | 3 % | 6 |
| FULCRUM | 3 % | 7 |
| HUB | 1 % | 3 |
| CENTER | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pivot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- swivel
- pin
- pivot man
- linchpin
- hub
- fulcrum
- pole
- bolt
- hinge
- wire
- shaft
- underpinning
Crossword Answer definitions
SLUE noun- The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
- A slough; a run or wet place.
- To rotate something on an axis.
- To turn something sharply.
- To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
- To slide off course; to skid.
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 SLUE
- Pivot
- Skid around
- Swing around
- Turn about
- Turn on an axis
- Make a sharp turn
- Sharp turn
- Turn sharply
- Turn, as a mast
- Swing
More clues leading to the result HINGE
- Depend
- Door holder
- Swinger
- Doorway creaker
- Pivot
- Gate swinger
- Pivotal factor
- Pivotal point
- Door hardware
- Bivalve joint
More clues leading to the result SWIVEL
- Turn, as a desk chair
- Kind of office chair
- Pivot around
- Kind of chair
- Office chair feature
- Pivoted support
- Turn on a pivot
- Whirl around, as on a chair
- Pivot
- Turn, as in a chair
More clues leading to the result TURN
More clues leading to the result AXIS
- Graph line
- Gyroscope part
- Line of rotation
- World War II foes
- What the Earth turns on
- X or Y, on a graph
- Imaginary line between poles
- Word before the colon in the title of the second Jimi Hendrix Experience album
- Line in algebra
- Line in geometry
More clues leading to the result ROTATE
- Plant in sequence
- Take turns
- Reposition, as tires
- Turn around an axis
- Turn on an axis
- Sub in and out
- Switch around, as tires
- Change cyclically
- Twirl
- Change places, as in a volleyball game
More clues leading to the result FULCRUM
- Seesaw support
- Seesaw part
- Seesaw pivot
- Support on which a lever rests.
- Thole, for one.
- Prop
- Lever support
- Pivot
- Point of leverage
More clues leading to the result HUB
- Axle end
- Focal point
- Central computer
- Ethernet ___
- Boston
- Boston nickname
- Boston sobriquet
- Where radii meet
- Center
- Axle attachment