The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAG , but the solution may also be SKEIN which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Tangled mass crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAG | 44 % | 4 |
| MAT | 31 % | 3 |
| KNOT | 6 % | 4 |
| SKEIN | 6 % | 5 |
| SHOCK | 6 % | 5 |
| MOP | 6 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tangled mass
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tangle
- knot
- jumble
- clutter
- snarl
- knotted
- foul
- jungle
- ravel
- entangled
- welt
- spaghetti
Crossword Answer definitions
SHAG noun- Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- Coarse shredded tobacco.
- A type of rough carpet pile.
- Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
- A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.
- To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
- To hang in shaggy clusters.
- Hairy; shaggy.
- Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.
- A swing dance.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- A casual sexual partner.
- To shake, wiggle around.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To masturbate.
- To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
- To perform the dance called the shag.
- (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
- Friend; mate; buddy.
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 SHAG
- Dance of the '30s
- Moplike 'do
- Type of rug
- '30s dance
- Carpet of the 60's
- Long-fiber rug
- 1930's dance
- Uneven hairdo
- Type of carpet or dance
- Thick carpet
More clues leading to the result MAT
- Decorative picture border
- Place for a half-nelson
- WWF surface
- Ring covering
- Wrestler's surface
- Wrestling site
- Bath rug
- Floor covering
- Gymnastics apparatus
- Tatami, e.g.
More clues leading to the result KNOT
- Board imperfection
- Clove hitch, e.g.
- Connection
- It may be square
- Sheepshank
- Tangle
- Headphone cable headache
- Clove hitch or sheepshank
- Entwine
- Granny, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SKEIN
- Yarn purchase
- *Using 40-Across, change AL to NS; scramble result
- Flying flock
- Flock in flight
- Ball of yarn
- Gaggle in flight
- Yarn buy
- Flying flock of geese
- Yarn unit
- Flying geese
More clues leading to the result SHOCK
- Word with value or tactics
- Hiccups cure, maybe
- Big surprise
- See 31-Across
- Really surprise
- Unpleasant surprise
- Stagger
- More than surprise
- Thick mass, as of hair
- Head of hair