The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HELICES , but the solution may also be HELIXES which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Spirals crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HELICES | 44 % | 7 |
| COILS | 25 % | 5 |
| HELIXES | 19 % | 7 |
| GYRES | 6 % | 5 |
| CURLS | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spirals
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- helix
- helical
- voluted
- gyrate
- coil
- coiled
- volute
- coiling
- turbinate
- whorled
- whorl
- corkscrew
Crossword Answer definitions
HELICES noun- A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
- A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
- The incurved rim of the external ear.
- An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
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 HELICES
- DNA, essentially
- Spiral formations
- 83-Down pair
- Corkscrews
- Spirals.
- Spirals
- DNA shapes
- Some springs
- Shapes studied by Dr. Watson and his partner
- Spiral shapes
More clues leading to the result COILS
- Slinkys, essentially
- Shapes snakes make
- Winds about
- Mattress layer
- Spirals
- Makes ropes shipshape
- Winds (around)
- Prepares to strike, as a snake
- Mattress framework
- Winds
More clues leading to the result HELIXES
More clues leading to the result GYRES
- Revolutions
- Moves spirally
- Circular motions
- Revolutions.
- Circular forms.
- Spiral motions.
- Revolves
- Whirls
- Spiral motions
- Spirals