DNA shape
The crossword clue "DNA shape" is answered by HELIX, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HELIX
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HELIX answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DOUBLEHELIX (1 uses in xd)
- HELIXHELIX (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HELIX
Every other clue in this collection answered by HELIX, most used first.
- Spiral - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Spiral shape - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Corkscrew shape - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- DNA structure - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- DNA half - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Corkscrew's shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Slinky shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Macaroni shape - ELBOW, used 100 times
- In shape - TONED, used 33 times
- Bends out of shape - WARPS, used 23 times
- Doughnut shape - TORUS, used 23 times
- Pasta shape - ELBOW, used 21 times
- Doorstop shape - WEDGE, used 20 times
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