Twisty turn
The crossword clue "Twisty turn" is answered by ESS, a 3-letter entry. Used 86 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ESS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESS answer page.
Used 86 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ESS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ESS, most used first.
- Curvy letter - used 177 times, most recently in 2026
- Double curve - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
- Snaky shape - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Letter before tee - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
- Pothook shape - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- U-turn from NNW - SSE, used 181 times
- U-turn from WSW - ENE, used 172 times
- U-turn from SSW - NNE, used 101 times
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