Word for a small flywheel in a spinning machine first, later a ring of leaves; or, a turn in a spiral shell (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word for a small flywheel in a spinning machine first, later a ring of leaves; or, a turn in a spiral shell (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 WHORL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHORL Word for a small flywheel in a spinning machine first, later a ring of leaves; or, a turn in a spiral shell (5) (5)
5% NAUTILUS Spiral-shelled mollusk (8) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
4% DNA Stranded spiral (3) Newsday Feb 20, 2026
4% SHORE Word with bird or leave (5) New York Times Feb 20, 2026
4% SLOOP Small boat in small, small lake turned around (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Feb 20, 2026
4% HELICES Spiral shapes (7) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
4% SIGNET Small seal - ring (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 19, 2026
4% ALL Bailiff's first word (3) LA Times Daily Feb 17, 2026
4% SCREW Spiral fastener (5) (5) Puzzler Feb 17, 2026
4% IDO Words with a nice ring? (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
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