Thread that only breaks when the end's broken off (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Thread that only breaks when the end's broken off (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 NYLON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NYLON Thread that only breaks when the end's broken off (5) (5)
72% ENDS Breaks off (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2025
68% GAZE When it's fixed, it's hard to break (4) The Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
68% BODKIN Needle person breaking end off ruler (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 22, 2025
65% TNUT Threaded fastener (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
65% BROWS They may be threaded (5) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
65% GROUPTEXTS Common threads? (10) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
65% GROUPCHAT Common thread? (9) Universal Nov 8, 2025
65% WICKS Candle threads (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
65% ALPS Record to break when in mountains (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Nov 2, 2025
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