Whirl
The crossword clue "Whirl" is answered by GYRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GYRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GYRE answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GYRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by GYRE, most used first.
- ". . . slithy toves did ___ and gimble" ("Jabberwocky") - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- "Did ___ and gimble in the wabe" ("Jabberwocky") - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Circular course - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Circular motion - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Whirl - SPIN, used 100 times
- Water whirl - EDDY, used 58 times
- Whirl - EDDY, used 26 times
- Whirl of water - EDDY, used 20 times
- Whirl - REEL, used 17 times
- Bit of a whirl - EDDY, used 13 times
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