The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word END , but the solution may also be COIL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Wind up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| END | 74 % | 3 |
| COIL | 7 % | 4 |
| CLOSE | 3 % | 5 |
| SPOOL | 2 % | 5 |
| RILE | 2 % | 4 |
| WRAP | 2 % | 4 |
| CULMINATE | 1 % | 9 |
| FINISH | 1 % | 6 |
| CEASE | 1 % | 5 |
| TIGHTEN | 1 % | 7 |
| REEL | 1 % | 4 |
| REELIN | 1 % | 6 |
| ENLACE | 1 % | 6 |
| DRAWTOACLOSE | 1 % | 12 |
Why may END be the right solution?
The phrase "wind up" can mean to conclude or finish something, which is synonymous with "end."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wind up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wind
- turn on
- excite
- arouse
- finish
- end up
- sex
- fetch up
- finish up
- land up
- look forward to
- see off
Crossword Answer definitions
END noun- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- (by extension) Death.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- Result.
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- An ideal point of a graph or other complex.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- (in the plural) Money.
- To come to an end
- To finish, terminate.
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 END
- Break off
- Curling division
- Deep or dead follower
- Finale
- Finis
- Finish
- He may be offensive
- Last gasp
- Sign off
- Wind up
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 CLOSE
- "__, but no cigar!"
- Go under
- Lacking fresh air
- Anybody's game
- "That's the right idea"
- Hard to call
- Seal the deal
- __ shave
- No cigar?
- Needing a recount
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 RILE
More clues leading to the result WRAP
- Stole
- Prepare to send
- Shawl, for one
- Hand it to the hat-check clerk
- Sandwich alternative
- Low-carb sandwich alternative, at least they market it that way
- Low-carb sandwich option
- Prepare presents
- Finish (up), as a movie
- Lunch option ... or lunch litter
More clues leading to the result CULMINATE
More clues leading to the result FINISH
- Marathoner's goal
- Polish off
- Maze goal
- Word with photo or storybook
- Top coat
- Wind up
- Line at the track
- Complete
- Final furniture coat
- Car coat?
More clues leading to the result CEASE
More clues leading to the result TIGHTEN
- Turn right, maybe
- Wind up
- Use a clamp, say
- Secure, in a way
- Turn to the right, say?
- Make less loose
- Turn a vise handle clockwise
- Constrict
- Turn right, say
- Make more restrictive
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 REELIN
- Land on the shore?
- Land, as a fish
- Catch with a rod
- Pull out of the water
- Catch
- Land, angler-style
- Catch at the pier
- Finish catching
- Land by the lake?
- Catch from a pier
More clues leading to the result ENLACE
- Intertwine
- Interweave
- Weave together
- Wind up
- Tie up
- Wind with strings
- Twist together
- Entwine
- Wrap around
- Twine