Bit of hardware that prevents a screw from loosening Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bit of hardware that prevents a screw from loosening . 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 LOCKNUT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCKNUT Bit of hardware that prevents a screw from loosening (7)
3% STEADIED Prevented from shaking (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
3% UNTIES Loosens (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 1, 2025
3% UNTIE Loosen (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 21, 2025
2% RELAX Loosen (5) (5) Mirror Quick Sep 21, 2025
2% AGLET Fraying preventer (5) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
2% DAM Flood preventer (3)
2% FLUFF Screw up and down? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 16, 2025
2% STOP Prevent vessels turning (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
2% ERR Screw up (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
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