The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SISAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Rope fiber crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SISAL | 42 % | 5 |
| HEMP | 33 % | 4 |
| BAST | 7 % | 4 |
| JUTE | 6 % | 4 |
| COIR | 5 % | 4 |
| ABACA | 3 % | 5 |
| ISTLE | 2 % | 5 |
| RAMIE | 1 % | 5 |
| STRAND | 1 % | 6 |
Why may SISAL be the right solution?
SISAL is the right answer because it is a natural fiber commonly used to make ropes due to its strength and durability.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rope fiber
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hemp
- jute
- manila
- flax
- nut
- mesquite
- sesame
- flaw
- sweating
- maudlin
- coco
- coconut
Crossword Answer definitions
SISAL noun- A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
- The fibre of the plant.
- A sisal mat.
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 SISAL
- Rug fiber
- Twine material
- Hemp fiber type
- Rugmaking fiber
- Twine fiber
- Rope fiber
- Fiber in ropes
- Natural rug fiber
- Agave plant
- Ropemaking fiber
More clues leading to the result HEMP
- Rope fiber
- Stuff people want legalized so they can make shampoo and shirts (yeah, right)
- Rope-making material
- Cannabis sativa
- Rope material
- Cannabis plant
- Mount Vernon crop
- Multipurpose plant
- Woody Harrelson advocates its legalization
- See 42-Across
More clues leading to the result BAST
- Cordage material
- Flax or jute fiber
- Fiber from phloem
- Rope fiber
- ___ fiber (flax, hemp, ramie, or jute)
- Cordage fiber
- Woody fiber
- Strong, woody fiber
- Wood fiber
- Stabilizing material
More clues leading to the result JUTE
- Burlap fiber
- Kind of fiber
- Burlap material
- Rope-making fiber
- Rope fiber
- Gunnysack fiber
- Invader of Britain
- Gunny fiber
- Rope material
- Fiber plant.
More clues leading to the result COIR
- Coconut-husk fiber
- Coconut fiber
- Doormat fiber
- Coconut husk fiber
- Coconut fiber.
- Fiber from cocoanut husk.
- Stiff coconut fiber.
- Fiber of coconut husks.
- Coconut husk fiber.
- Fiber from coconuts.
More clues leading to the result ABACA
- Hemp plant
- Bananalike plant
- Plant like a plantain
- Fiber plant
- Philippine fiber
- Manila hemp.
- Kind of hemp.
- Fiber plant.
- P. I. rope fiber
- Rope fiber
More clues leading to the result ISTLE
- Agave fiber
- Carpet fiber
- Cord fiber
- Cord fiber (TILES anag.)
- Cordage fiber
- Plant fiber
- Basket fiber
- Yucca fiber used in basketry
- Weaving fiber
- Tough fiber for baskets
More clues leading to the result RAMIE
- Natural fiber
- Cotton-like thread
- Fiber plant
- Textile fiber
- Cotton fabric
- Flaxlike fiber
- Lustrous fiber
- Fiber-yielding shrub
- Silklike fabric
- Strong fiber