Orienting plot device with a name popularized by Hitchcock Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Orienting plot device with a name popularized by Hitchcock . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MACGUFFIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MACGUFFIN Orienting plot device with a name popularized by Hitchcock (9)
3% TROPE Familiar plot device (5) LA Times Daily Jun 16, 2026
3% HOE Plot device? (3) LA Times Daily May 10, 2026
2% AROACE Queerplatonic orientation, briefly (6) LA Times Daily Jun 19, 2026
2% DIALM "___ for Murder" (Hitchcock crime thriller) (5) LA Times Mini Jun 17, 2026
2% ACRE Plot unit (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 15, 2026
2% ARC Character's plot trajectory (3) USA Today Jun 12, 2026
2% SCHEME Plot, devise (6) (6) Puzzler Jun 10, 2026
2% DIAL Hitchcock's "___ M for Murder" (4)
2% EAST The Orient (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 8, 2026
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