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% TOM Drum kit drum (3) USA Today Jan 25, 2026
3% INJURY Wound (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 23, 2026
3% TENSER Wound tighter (6)
3% ADRUM Tighter than __ (5)
2% SCAB Crust on a wound (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 10, 2026
2% STAB Wound, pierce (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
2% RANTO Wound up costing (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2026
2% TENDED Kept time, getting wound up (6) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 10, 2026
2% EAR Organ with a drum (3)
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