Make a knot in

The answer

TIE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIE answer page.

Used 18 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for TIE

Every other clue in this collection answered by TIE, most used first.

• Even score - used 203 times, most recently in 2026
• Dead heat - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
• Draw - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• No-win situation - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Reason for overtime - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Cravat - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Deadlock - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Suit accessory - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Connection - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Bind - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Overtime cause - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason for extra innings - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Bond - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• Foulard - used 27 times, most recently in 1996
• Four-in-hand - used 27 times, most recently in 2003
• Stalemate - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Father's Day gift - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• 20-20, e.g. - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Ascot - used 23 times, most recently in 2016
• Link - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• Standoff - used 22 times, most recently in 2009
• Neckwear - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Common Father's Day gift - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a knot - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Office neckwear - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Cause for overtime - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Even the score - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a bow - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Trash-bag closer - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• 50-50, e.g. - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Connect - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Railroad beam - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
• "___ a yellow ribbon ... " - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Bind up - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Cinch - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Formal requirement - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Tether - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Formal neckwear - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Get even with - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Knot - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Trash bag accessory - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Dressy accessory - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Secure - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• 20-20, say - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Rail support - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Sleeper. - used 10 times, most recently in 1979
• Brooks Brothers buy - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Cause of overtime - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Even up - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Formal accessory - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Inconclusive result - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Knotted neckwear - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Reason for a 10th inning - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Ascot, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Haberdashery item - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Make a bow in - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason for sudden death - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Backgammon impossibility - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Casual Friday castoff - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Cause for a shootout - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Come out even - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Even numbers? - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Fasten - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Knotted accessory - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a sheepshank - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Make even - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• One to one, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Piece of neckwear - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason to keep playing - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Usual tic-tac-toe outcome - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• 0-0, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Decorative noose - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Even finish - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Indecisive outcome - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Indecisive result - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• It gets under your collar - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Make a connection - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Make fast - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Score before overtime - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Suit go-with - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Tenth inning cause - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Twist ___ (garbage bag closer) - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Windsor, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Winnerless game - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Make a choice - OPT, used 399 times
• Make a mistake - ERR, used 385 times
• Make lace - TAT, used 259 times
• Tie the knot - WED, used 181 times
• Make public - AIR, used 94 times
• Make illegal - BAN, used 91 times

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