Whirl
The crossword clue "Whirl" is answered by SPIN, a 4-letter entry. Used 100 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPIN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPIN answer page.
Used 100 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 18 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.
- GYRATE (18 uses in xd)
- GYRE (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPIN, most used first.
- Twirl - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Rotate - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- "Wheel of Fortune" option - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- "Wheel of Fortune" turn - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Washer cycle - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Take turns - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Short drive - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Water whirl - EDDY, used 58 times
- Whirl - EDDY, used 26 times
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