The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DERVISHES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1996.
Whirling ones crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DERVISHES | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whirling ones
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pirouette
- whirligig
- spin
- turn
- vortex
- weaver
- tarantella
- tarantelle
- whirlwind
- islam
- sufi
- throw
Crossword Answer definitions
DERVISHES noun- A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
- A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the Dhulbahante anti-colonial polity geographically corresponding with Khaatumo.
- One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
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