The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROTATES , but the solution may also be WHIRLS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Spins crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROTATES | 26 % | 7 |
| TWIRLS | 26 % | 6 |
| WHIRLS | 11 % | 6 |
| REELS | 11 % | 5 |
| GYRATES | 11 % | 7 |
| REVOLVES | 5 % | 8 |
| TURNS | 5 % | 5 |
| BIRLS | 5 % | 5 |
Why may WHIRLS be the right solution?
The answer to "Spins" is "WHIRLS" because it is a synonym that accurately describes the action of rotating rapidly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spins
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tailspin
- gyrate
- birl
- whirl
- twist
- twisting
- tell
- spin out
- recount
- recite
- narrate
- reel
Crossword Answer definitions
ROTATES verb- To spin, turn, or revolve.
- To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
- To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
- To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
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 ROTATES
- Spins in space
- Turns
- Does a turn?
- Turns around
- Wheels
- What a crankshaft does
- Twirls
- Takes turns
- Spins
- Twirls.
More clues leading to the result TWIRLS
- Does baton tricks
- Spins rapidly
- Handles deftly, as a baton
- Wields, as a baton
- Pirouettes
- Rotates rapidly
- Performs with a baton
- Manipulates, as a baton
- Shows off a new outfit, perhaps
- What Geo. Washington's handwriting was full of.
More clues leading to the result WHIRLS
- Gyrates
- Goes around
- Rotates
- Pirouettes.
- Gyrates.
- Reels
- Spins
- Makes like a dervish
- Rapid rounds of events
- Takes turns
More clues leading to the result REELS
- Film holders
- Virginia dances
- Winds up a hose
- Film rolls
- Lively dances
- Goes into economic shock, say
- Movie-house supplies
- Cinema's stock
- Reacts to a blow
- Two-line square dances
More clues leading to the result GYRATES
- Goes for a spin?
- Does the Twist, maybe
- Spins
- Spins around
- Takes turns
- Whirls.
- Revolves.
- Revolves
- Moves around?
- Goes in circles
More clues leading to the result REVOLVES
More clues leading to the result TURNS
- Dance maneuvers
- Goes sour
- Rolls over
- Sorry! attempts?
- Rotates
- Zig and zag
- Chances to play
- Revolutions
- They're taken in checkers
- Changes color