Wound tighter than a drum Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wound tighter than a drum . 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 TENSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE Wound tighter than a drum (5)
3% TENSER Wound tighter (6)
3% ADRUM Tighter than __ (5)
2% BONGO Large drum played by hand (5) New York Times Mini Jan 20, 2026
2% YOYOS They're wound up before they sleep! (5) Universal Jan 16, 2026
2% SCAR Emotional wound (4) LA Times Daily Jan 12, 2026
2% SCAB Crust on a wound (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 12, 2026
2% HEAL "Time will ___ all wounds" (4)
2% INJURED Wounded (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 31, 2025
2% CONGA Barrel-shaped Afro Cuban drum (5) The Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
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