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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40 Potential Answers:

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% TRITONS Spiral-shelled mollusks (7) New York Times Jun 7, 2025
4% RINSE Word on many washing-machine dials (5) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
4% BYE Leave-taking word (3) (3) Mirror Quick Sep 1, 2025
4% SEA Word with shell or shore (3) LA Times Daily Aug 21, 2025
4% ELAND Spiral-horned antelope (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 7, 2025
4% GYRATION Spin (8) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 3, 2025
4% BIJOU Estate agents' word for 'small' (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 3, 2025
4% DNA Scientist's spirals (3) Newsday Jul 31, 2025
4% BEARER Ring ___ (small wedding role) (6)
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