The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LANK , but the solution may also be BONY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Spindly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LANK | 50 % | 4 |
| LEAN | 25 % | 4 |
| BONY | 25 % | 4 |
Why may BONY be the right solution?
The word "bony" is the right solution because it means thin and emaciated, which matches the clue "spindly."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spindly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thin
- lank
- lean
- lanky
- spidery
- gangly
- stumpy
- scrawny
- stubby
- wiry
- willowy
- leggy
Crossword Answer definitions
LANK verb- To become lank.
- Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity.
- (of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
- Languid; drooping, slack.
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 LANK
- Long and lean
- Limp, of hair
- Slender
- Tall and thin
- Rangy
- Long and slender
- Unduly long and slender, as grass
- Lean
- Slender and thin
- Gaunt
More clues leading to the result LEAN
- Like Spratt
- Like superior deli meat
- Low in fat, meatwise
- Deli order add-on
- "Lawrence of Arabia" director
- Bend away from the vertical
- Like Jack Sprat
- Rangy
- Sprat's preference
- "Ryan's Daughter" director