The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SKEW , but the solution may also be CURL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Twist crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SKEW | 26 % | 4 |
| GNARL | 14 % | 5 |
| SLUE | 11 % | 4 |
| WARP | 7 % | 4 |
| CURL | 5 % | 4 |
| CONTORT | 4 % | 7 |
| SLEW | 4 % | 4 |
| DISTORT | 4 % | 7 |
| COIL | 4 % | 4 |
| KINK | 4 % | 4 |
| BEND | 3 % | 4 |
| OLIVER | 2 % | 6 |
| TURN | 1 % | 4 |
| WRING | 1 % | 5 |
| WRITHE | 1 % | 6 |
| SCREW | 1 % | 5 |
| DETORT | 1 % | 6 |
| BODYROTATION | 1 % | 12 |
| TWEAK | 1 % | 5 |
| KNOT | 1 % | 4 |
| OFFABOTTLECAP | 1 % | 13 |
| DOUGHNUTTYPE | 1 % | 12 |
| IRONY | 1 % | 5 |
| WEAVE | 1 % | 5 |
| COCKTAILGARNISH | 1 % | 15 |
| LADIESHAIRSTYLE | 1 % | 15 |
Why may SKEW be the right solution?
The answer "SKEW" is the right solution for the clue "Twist" because "SKEW" means to deviate or slant from a straight line, which can be interpreted as a type of twist.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Twist
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bend
- whirl
- winding
- wrick
- writhe
- wrench
- pull
- braid
- turn
- squirm
- wriggle
- sprain
Crossword Answer definitions
SKEW noun- Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
- An oblique or sideways movement.
- A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
- A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
- A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.
- To hurl or throw.
- To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
- To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
- Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.
- Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
- Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
- Askew, obliquely; awry.
- A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
- The coping of a gable.
- One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.
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 SKEW
- Go astray
- Distort
- Manipulate, as data
- Spin, in a way
- Twist
- Move obliquely
- Distort, as data
- Get out of kilter
- Slant
- Depict unfairly
More clues leading to the result GNARL
- Bump on a tree
- Tree knot
- Bend out of shape
- Knotty protuberance
- Get all twisty
- Knot in a tree
- Knot on a tree
- Tangle
- Twist or tangle
- Twist out of shape
More clues leading to the result SLUE
- Pivot
- Skid around
- Swing around
- Turn about
- Turn on an axis
- Make a sharp turn
- Sharp turn
- Turn sharply
- Turn, as a mast
- Swing
More clues leading to the result WARP
- Distort
- Woof's partner
- Enterprise speed
- Speed things up, as Mario, and what one can do at the specially marked squares in this puzzle
- Distort and then some
- ___ speed
- Get out of shape
- Lumber problem
- Fail to remain straight
- Weft's counterpart
More clues leading to the result CURL
- Weightlifter's rep
- Body builder's rep
- Tress
- Permanent result
- Biceps strengthening exercise
- Dumbbell move
- Pompadour feature
- Ringlet
- Biceps exercise
- Weightlifting move
More clues leading to the result CONTORT
- Wrench
- Twist
- Twist out of shape
- Be wry
- Twist.
- Turn awry.
- Writhe.
- Bend out of shape
- Prisoner's wrongful act?
- Twist violently
More clues leading to the result SLEW
- Bumped off
- Did in
- Dispatched a dragon
- Multitude
- Triple Crown winner Seattle __
- Whole bunch
- Bunch
- Killed the dragon
- 1977 derby winner, Seattle ____
- Murdered
More clues leading to the result DISTORT
- Bend out of shape
- Skew
- Misrepresent
- Warp
- Twist
- Make too much of, maybe
- Misrepresent.
- Twist out of shape.
- Misstate.
- Misshape
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
More clues leading to the result KINK
- Neck woe
- Snarl
- Imperfection
- Muscle twinge
- Garden hose crimp
- Twisted hose problem
- Pain in the neck
- Quirk
- Hose problem
- Garden hose problem
More clues leading to the result BEND
More clues leading to the result OLIVER
- Lionel Bart musical
- He wanted "more"
- "Consider Yourself" musical
- Best Picture, 1968
- Musical with a Twist
- North of Washington
- Dickensian Twist
- Twist in a classic novel
- Twist in a novel
- "Boy for Sale" musical
More clues leading to the result TURN
More clues leading to the result WRING
- Dry, as a wet towel, with "out"
- Extract forcefully
- Squeeze-dry
- Squeeze dry
- Squeeze to dry
- Squeeze
- Dry, in a way
- Twist to dry
- Twist and squeeze
- Clasp tightly in distress, as one's hands
More clues leading to the result WRITHE
- Move like a mamba
- Move snakily
- Move painfully
- Squirm
- Twist in pain
- Twist in agony
- Distort
- Coil and uncoil
- Bend out of shape
- Squirm about
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 DETORT
More clues leading to the result BODYROTATION
More clues leading to the result TWEAK
- Adjust
- Adjust slightly
- Make a slight adjustment to
- Make small adjustments
- Pinch
- Alter slightly
- Playful pinch
- Twist and pinch
- Make a minor adjustment to
- Fine-tune
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 OFFABOTTLECAP
More clues leading to the result DOUGHNUTTYPE
More clues leading to the result IRONY
- "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
- O. Henry device
- Literary device
- Subtle twist
- "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
- Device used by O. Henry
- Sardonic wit
- "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
- Dramatic device
- Literary twist
More clues leading to the result WEAVE
- Spin
- Drive recklessly
- Spin a tale
- Fabric pattern
- Make a basket
- Make a basket?
- Move slalom-style
- Bob's partner
- Change lanes erratically
- Use a loom