The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FETTER , but the solution may also be LEG-IRON which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Shackle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FETTER | 21 % | 6 |
| GYVE | 15 % | 4 |
| LEGIRON | 13 % | 7 |
| PINION | 10 % | 6 |
| MANACLE | 8 % | 7 |
| ENSLAVE | 8 % | 7 |
| CHAIN | 5 % | 5 |
| YOKE | 5 % | 4 |
| HANDCUFF | 3 % | 8 |
| TIE | 3 % | 3 |
| LEG-IRON | 3 % | 8 |
| IRON | 3 % | 4 |
| HOGTIE | 3 % | 6 |
| ENCHAIN | 3 % | 7 |
Why may LEG-IRON be the right solution?
The answer "LEG-IRON" is the right solution for the clue "Shackle" because a leg-iron is a type of restraint or shackle that is used to confine someone's leg, typically in a prison or during transportation.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shackle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fetter
- trammel
- trammels
- hamper
- pinion
- bond
- bind
- hinder
- impede
- chain
- obstruct
- collar
Crossword Answer definitions
FETTER noun- A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
- Anything that restricts or restrains.
- To shackle or bind up with fetters.
- To restrain or impede; to hamper.
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 FETTER
More clues leading to the result GYVE
More clues leading to the result LEGIRON
- Shackle
- Lower shackle
- Prisoner's restraint
- Houdini escape device
- Heavy metal band?
- It couldn't hold Houdini
- Ankle shackle
More clues leading to the result PINION
- Rack-matching gear
- Rack and ___ steering
- Rack-and-___ steering
- Rack's partner
- Dove's wing
- Rack-and- ___ steering
- Rack partner
- Rack-and-__ steering
- Hold down.
- Wing feather.
More clues leading to the result MANACLE
- Handcuff
- Restraint
- Hand holder?
- Slap cuffs on
- Restraining device
- Restraint usually seen in pairs
- Restrain, in a way
- Hamper
- Band of the hand?
- Cuff
More clues leading to the result ENSLAVE
- Put in irons
- Subjugate
- Put in chains
- Make a bond servant of
- Shackle
- Opposite of "manumit"
- Opposite of "free"
- Subjugate.
- Place in bondage.
- Send to a labor camp.
More clues leading to the result CHAIN
- Derailleur part
- Word with food and supply
- Sort of mail or letter
- Kind of letter
- Fast food group
- Word with mail or letter
- Winter tire attachment
- *Target, e.g.
- Kind of gang or letter
- Rover's restraint
More clues leading to the result YOKE
- Ox harness
- Oxen restraint
- Animal harness
- Oxcart hookup
- Restraining neckwear
- Symbol of oppression
- Team up
- Coupler
- Double-U piece
- Draft selection
More clues leading to the result HANDCUFF
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 LEG-IRON
More clues leading to the result IRON
- "The Man in the ___ Mask"
- Board appliance
- Curtain material, once?
- Hard rock group ___ Maiden
- Lonesome household appliance
- Mangle
- Press
- Spiff up the shirts
- Woods choice
- Word with curling or shooting
More clues leading to the result HOGTIE
- Thwart
- Render helpless
- Hamper
- Immobilize, at a rodeo
- Immobilize, rodeo-style
- Stymie
- Forestall
- Restrict
- Stymie, in a porcine way
- Bind to prevent escape.