Tighten (fist) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tighten (fist) . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLENCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLENCH Tighten (fist) (6)
8% SNUGS Tightens securely (5) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
7% PUMMEL Beat with one's fists (6) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
7% PUNCH Blow with the fist (5) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
7% CRAMP Painful muscle tightening (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 19, 2025
7% PEG String tightener on a guitar (3) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
7% WADS Fistfuls of dollars (4) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2025
7% EDITORS People tightening text (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
7% LEE "Fist of Fury" star Bruce ___ (3)
7% DAP Fist bump (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
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