The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCREW , but the solution may also be T-NUT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Threaded fastener crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCREW | 60 % | 5 |
| TNUT | 25 % | 4 |
| NUT | 5 % | 3 |
| T-NUT | 3 % | 5 |
| BOLT | 3 % | 4 |
| HEXNUT | 3 % | 6 |
| CAPSCREW | 3 % | 8 |
Why may NUT be the right solution?
The answer "NUT" fits the clue "Threaded fastener" because a nut is a type of fastener with a threaded hole used to screw onto a bolt or screw to hold pieces together.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Threaded fastener
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- screw
- bolt
- screwed
- nut and bolt
- toggle bolt
- nut
- stud
- setscrew
- locknut
- nyt
- cap screw
- cotter pin
Crossword Answer definitions
SCREW noun- A device that has a helical function.
- The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
- A prison guard.
- An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
- An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
- Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
- A casual sexual partner.
- Salary, wages.
- Backspin.
- A small packet of tobacco.
- An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
- A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
- An amphipod crustacean.
- (in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
- To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
- To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- To contort.
- To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
- To screw back.
- To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
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 SCREW
- Propeller
- Archimedes' __
- Threaded bolt
- Phillips head item
- Threaded fastener
- Fool around
- Propeller sort
- Propeller type
- Prison guard
- A driver turns it
More clues leading to the result TNUT
- Bolt holder
- Hardware fastener
- Construction piece
- Carpenter's item
- Construction fastener
- Threaded metal fastener
- Hardware item
- Fastener with an anchor
- Small hardware store purchase
- Threaded fastener
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result T-NUT
- Letter-shaped fastener
- Fastener that’s one letter ahead of “U-bolt” in the dictionary
- Threaded fastener
- Woodworking fastener
More clues leading to the result BOLT
- Cloth roll
- Nut's partner
- Cloth unit
- Wolf down
- Fabric measurement
- Make tracks
- Wolf (down)
- Run for it
- Neck ornament for Karloff
- Hightail it
More clues leading to the result HEXNUT
- Bit of hardware for which a wrench is required
- Six-sided fastener
- Threaded fastener
- Six-sided bit of hardware
- Six-sided hardware item