The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GYRATION which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2001.
Spiral motion crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GYRATION | 50 % | 8 |
| GYRE | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spiral motion
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gyre
- gyration
- swirl
- gyrate
- gyratory
- screw
- screwed
- volution
- gyral
- axis
- hairspring
- mill
Crossword Answer definitions
GYRATION noun- The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
- One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
- Appropriate arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result GYRATION
More clues leading to the result GYRE
- Swirling ocean current formation
- "Did __ and gimble in the wabe"
- Move spirally
- Spiral course
- Circle
- "...slithy toves did ___ and gimble..." ("Jabberwocky")
- "...___ and gimble in the wabe" (Carroll)
- Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" word for "scratch, dog-style"
- One of the things the slithy toves did in the wabe
- Circular course