An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TWIDDLE.

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Crossword Answer For An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TWIDDLE An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7) (7)
4% PINA Cocktail word with a tilde (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
4% AFRO Curly hairstyle (4) Universal Nov 10, 2025
4% THRIVES Flourishes (7) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
4% GABS Idly chatters (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2025
4% BLOSSOMS Flourishes (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
4% SERIF Font flourish (5) USA Today Oct 27, 2025
4% FANFARE Trumpet flourish (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
4% SWIRL Barista's flourish (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
4% LIE Act excused with crossed fingers (3) LA Times Daily Sep 27, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is TWIDDLE.

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