Fastener held on by a thread (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fastener held on by a thread (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCREW.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCREW Fastener held on by a thread (5) (5)
11% TNUT Threaded fastener (4) LA Times Daily Jun 14, 2026
8% AFFIX Fasten (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 16, 2026
8% YARN Thread (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 4, 2026
8% DUDS Threads (4) New York Times May 15, 2026
7% FIBRE Thread, strand (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 16, 2026
7% KEPT Held on to (4) USA Today Quick Jul 15, 2026
7% S Held on to (1) USA Today Quick Jul 15, 2026
7% TIED Fastened (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 15, 2026
7% WISPS Smoke threads (5) Commuter Jul 9, 2026
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