The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SINUATE , but the solution may also be TWISTY which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in New York Sun).
Tortuous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SINUATE | 25 % | 7 |
| MAZY | 25 % | 4 |
| TWISTY | 25 % | 6 |
| SNAKY | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tortuous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- twisty
- labyrinthine
- crooked
- convoluted
- winding
- knotty
- complex
- involved
- intricate
- indirect
- twisting
- byzantine
Crossword Answer definitions
SINUATE verb- To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
- Sinuous
- Having wavy indentation on its border or edge.
- (of gills) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point.
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 SINUATE
More clues leading to the result MAZY
More clues leading to the result TWISTY
- Not straight
- Helical
- Like a good whodunit's plot
- Labyrinthine
- Like maze paths
- Serpentine
- Winding
- Winding, as a road
- Full of surprises, as a plot
- Like slalom courses