The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COIL , but the solution may also be SPOOL which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Wind crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COIL | 40 % | 4 |
| SNAKE | 19 % | 5 |
| GALE | 15 % | 4 |
| SINUATE | 6 % | 7 |
| SPOOL | 4 % | 5 |
| COILUP | 2 % | 6 |
| AIRFORCE | 2 % | 8 |
| BORA | 2 % | 4 |
| BREEZE | 2 % | 6 |
| ENDURANCE | 2 % | 9 |
| REEL | 2 % | 4 |
| GUST | 2 % | 4 |
| ENCOIL | 2 % | 6 |
Why may SPOOL be the right solution?
A spool is a cylindrical device used to wind and store thread, wire, or fishing line. Wind is a verb that means to cause something to wrap around a central object or to move in a twisting motion. Therefore, "Wind" is a clue that hints at the action of wrapping, and "spool" is a fitting answer that describes the object used to wind things.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wind
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wind up
- tip
- steer
- hoist
- roll
- lead
- wrap
- meander
- curve
- wreathe
- twist
- thread
Crossword Answer definitions
COIL noun- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- Entanglement; perplexity.
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To encircle and hold with, or as if with, coils.
- A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
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 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 SNAKE
- Moccasin without laces
- See 24A
- Wind around
- You could find this in the grass
- Adder, for one
- Boa or cobra
- Gadsden flag symbol
- Idaho river
- Eden figure
- Wind
More clues leading to the result GALE
- Beaufort scale category
- Big blow
- ___-force winds
- High wind
- Stormy blast
- 17-Across's last name
- Big wind
- Fierce wind
- Nor'easter makeup
- Beaufort-scale category
More clues leading to the result SINUATE
More clues leading to the result SPOOL
- Reel for film
- Bobbin, e.g.
- Yo-yo, essentially
- Wire holder
- Item in a sewing kit
- Ribbon holder
- Tape holder
- Thread holder
- Bobbin
- Fishing reel winder
More clues leading to the result COILUP
- Get ready to strike, say
- Gather into loops
- Wind
- Arrange for storage, as a hose
- Prepare for storage, as a cord
More clues leading to the result AIRFORCE
- __ One
- Drone operators
- Aviation branch
- Flyboy's branch
- It has many fighters
- *Military branch
- Aviator's military branch
- Military branch
- Military flyers
- The Falcons of college sports
More clues leading to the result BORA
- Cold Adriatic wind
- Violent, cold Adriatic wind
- Said twice, a South Sea island
- With 32-Down, island near Tahiti
- With 52-Down, a Pacific island
- Half a Polynesian island?
- When doubled, one of the Society Islands
- Afghanistan's Tora ___ region
- When repeated, an island near Tahiti
- When doubled, a Polynesian island
More clues leading to the result BREEZE
- Gentle wind
- Piece of cake
- Something to shoot in conversation?
- Zephyr
- Simple task
- Easy task, informally
- Pleasant wind
- Succeed without difficulty, with "in"
- Cakewalk
- Cross-ventilation result
More clues leading to the result ENDURANCE
- Stamina
- Biathlete's trait
- Lasting power
- Wind
- Lasting ability
- Fortitude.
- Stamina.
- Patience
- Marathoner's trait
- Part of a Car and Driver rating
More clues leading to the result REEL
- Feel dizzy
- Irish dance
- React to a haymaker
- Spin
- Fail a sobriety test, perhaps
- Rod's companion
- Spin about
- Angler's gear
- Hose holder
- Rod attachment
More clues leading to the result GUST
- Strong rush
- It may cause you to hold on to your hat
- Sailing challenge
- Umbrella destroyer
- Outburst, as of rage
- Sudden outburst
- Blow hard
- Hat remover, maybe
- Sudden wind
- Sudden blast