The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TENSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Wound up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TENSE | 46 % | 5 |
| ENDED | 37 % | 5 |
| ONEDGE | 6 % | 6 |
| COILED | 2 % | 6 |
| HET | 1 % | 3 |
| SPOOLED | 1 % | 7 |
| SNAKED | 1 % | 6 |
| TAUT | 1 % | 4 |
| TIGHTENED | 1 % | 9 |
| HYPER | 1 % | 5 |
| CRANKED | 1 % | 7 |
| WIRED | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wound up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- aroused
- tense
- wind up
- wounded
- ended up
- flesh wound
- wounding
- wounds
- end up
- swound
- messed up
- screwed up
Crossword Answer definitions
TENSE noun- (grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- (grammar) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
- The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- (grammar) To apply a tense to.
- To make or become tense.
- Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
- Pulled taut, without any slack.
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 TENSE
- On edge
- Past perfect
- Full of suspense
- High-strung
- Jittery
- Uptight
- Wound up
- Past or present
- Wired
- Under strain
More clues leading to the result ENDED
- All over
- Wrapped up
- Drew to a close
- Finished
- Over
- Wound up
- Came to a conclusion
- Through
- Pulled the plug on
- Finito
More clues leading to the result ONEDGE
- Tense
- Irritable
- Very nervous
- Not heads or tails
- Liable to blow up
- Really anxious
- Unable to relax
- Uptight
- Tense or impatient
- Jittery
More clues leading to the result COILED
- In the loop?
- Twisted
- Like a snake that's all wound up
- Wound, as a spring
- Ready to spring
- Like a Slinky
- Ready to strike
- Wound up
- Went around in circles
- Formed a spiral
More clues leading to the result HET
- __ up (irate)
- ___ up
- Abbreviation paired with cis, sometimes
- ___ up (perturbed)
- Riled (up)
- ___ up (indignant)
- Excited (with "up")
- Steamed (up)
- Wound (up)
- __ up (riled)
More clues leading to the result SPOOLED
- Sent to the printer
- Reeled
- Prepared to send, as data to a printer
- Wound on a bobbin
- Wound on a cylinder, like thread
- Wound.
- Wound on a bobbin.
- Wound, as thread
- Wound yarn
- Wound thread
More clues leading to the result SNAKED
- Wound up
- Did the mamba?
- Slithered
- Twisted, as a road
- Wound in a curvy path
- Moved sinuously
- Twisted about, like a path
- Worked on, as a clogged drain
- Moved like a python
- Unclogged, as a pipe
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension
More clues leading to the result TIGHTENED
- Wound (up)
- Applied pressure (with 43-Across)
- Repaired a tourniquet
- Compelled, in a way (with 43-Across)
- Beefed up, as security
More clues leading to the result HYPER
- High-strung
- Overactive
- Overly excited
- All keyed up
- Keyed up
- Bouncing off the walls
- Overly amped
- Overly active
- Experiencing a sugar high, say
- All worked up
More clues leading to the result CRANKED
- Started a Model T
- Started the car, in 1900.
- Wound up
- Started the Model T
- Started a tin lizzie
- Turned the handle
- Got started, with "up"
- Started a horseless carriage, say
- Started an engine