The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COIL which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Spring, essentially crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COIL | 50 % | 4 |
| WATER | 50 % | 5 |
Why may COIL be the right solution?
The answer "COIL" is the right solution to the clue "Spring, essentially" because a coil is a spring-like object that is wound or twisted into a circular shape.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spring, essentially
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- water
- seed
- atlas
- coil
- hair
- helix
- leaf
- pen
- ram
- sap
- trap
- rousseau
Crossword Answer definitions
COIL noun- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- Entanglement; perplexity.
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
- A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
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 COIL
- Ignition component
- Slinky, e.g.
- Helix
- Roll of stamps
- Spiral
- Spiral pipe
- Slinky
- Shakespeare's was "mortal"
- Shape of a pesky enemy in Q*bert
- It's all wound up