Painful twist (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPRAIN Painful twist (6) (6)
84% CHINESEBURN Painful twist of the arm (7,4) (11)
11% ACHES __ and pains (5) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
11% WRY Twisted (3) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
11% TANGLED Twisted (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
10% IRONY Literary twist (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
10% TWINGE Shooting pain (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 23, 2025
10% TWINGES Shooting pains (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
10% GROAN Pained utterance (5) The Times Concise Nov 17, 2025
10% OOF "That looks painful" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
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