The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WARP , but the solution may also be DEFORM which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Twist out of shape crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WARP | 45 % | 4 |
| GNARL | 28 % | 5 |
| DEFORM | 7 % | 6 |
| CONTORT | 7 % | 7 |
| DISTORT | 3 % | 7 |
| BEND | 3 % | 4 |
| WRING | 3 % | 5 |
| WRY | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Twist out of shape
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- distort
- distortions
- distortion
- distorting
- distorted
- distorts
- distortive
- misrepresentations
- exaggerate
- exaggerations
- misrepresent
- misrepresentation
Crossword Answer definitions
WARP noun- The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
- A distortion:
- The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
- The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.
- A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.
- A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
- A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.
- The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water artificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
- (obsolete outside dialectal) A throw or cast, as of fish (in which case it is used as a unit of measure: about four fish, though sometimes three or even two), oysters, etc.
- To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
- (ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
- To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
- To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
- To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
- To move:
- (obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
- To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
- (very rare) To throw.
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 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 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 DEFORM
- Spoil the shape of
- Twist out of shape
- Contort
- Disfigure
- Mar
- Mar the beauty of
- Warp, e.g.
- Misshape
- Get all bent out of shape
- Disfigure.
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 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 BEND
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