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% LATHE Turning machine (5) (5) Mirror Quick May 11, 2026
5% NAUTILI Spiral-shelled mollusks (7) New York Times Mini Apr 11, 2026
5% WINKLE Small mollusc with a spiral shell (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Mar 25, 2026
4% MAMA Common first word (4) Universal May 18, 2026
4% KISSCURLS Spiral locks (4,5) (9) The Guardian Quick May 18, 2026
4% BIJOU Estate agents' word for 'small' (5) Puzzler Backwords May 18, 2026
4% FREEDOM First Amendment word (7) LA Times Daily May 13, 2026
4% SLOT Word before car or machine (4) Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026
4% MOOD Word with "swing" or "ring" (4) Universal May 9, 2026
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