Clues for the word "KNOT"
We've had 384 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 713 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on March 13, 2026.
Definition of knot
- n. - A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
- n. - A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
- n. - An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
- n. - A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
- n. - Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.
- n. - A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.
- n. - A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.
- n. - A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
- n. - A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
- n. - A protuberant joint in a plant.
- n. - The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
- n. - See Node.
- n. - A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.
- n. - A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
- n. - A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.
- n. - A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne.
- v. t. - To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
- v. t. - To unite closely; to knit together.
- v. t. - To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
- v. i. - To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
- v. i. - To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
- v. i. - To copulate; -- said of toads.
Referring Clues
- Stomach woe
- Half hitch, e.g.
- Measure of speed
- Cat's-paw, e.g.
- Complicated problem
- Cluster
- Wood panel feature
- Wedlock, so to speak
- Speed unit
- Masseur's target
- Shoelace problem
- Shoelace woe
- Gut feeling?
- Bow
- Windsor or sheepshank
- Speed measure
- Hitch, e.g.
- Nautical unit
- Sailor's unit
- Granny or clove hitch
- Perplexity
- Tie-up
- Board defect
- Bad spot for a nail
- Pretzel shape
- Tight tie
- Stomach tightness
- 1.85 kilometers/hour
- It may stop a saw
- Granny ___
- Ball of string?
- Word with slip or slide
- Tricky problem
- Ship's speed unit
- Marriage bond
- Rope expert's favorite radio station?
- Granny, for one
- Windsor, for one
- Granny or square
- Slip or square follower
- Macramé unit
- Connective interlacing
- Masseuse's focus
- Ponytail cincher, at times
- Gordius tied one
- Group of toads
- Cluster, as of spectators
- Figurative stomach woe
- Clove hitch, e.g.
- It may be tied at a pier
- It's all tied up
- Bowline, e.g.
- Sheepshank, e.g.
- Noose feature
- Tenseness
- Tummy tenseness
- Ship speed unit
- Word after square or Gordian
- Shoelace challenge
- Shoelace difficulty
- Muscle woe
- Speed unit at sea
- Part of a bow
- Problem, metaphorically
- Pretzel, basically
- Windsor or slip
- 17-, 25-, 43- and 54-Across begin with a kind of one
- Granny, e.g.
- Boat speed unit
- Stomach problem
- Bowline, for one
- Tie
- It may be hard to undo
- Boater's unit
- Tangled mass
- Half hitch or granny
- Shoelace securer
- Granny or half hitch
- Bend or hitch
- See to a necktie
- Boy Scout lesson
- Tree-trunk feature
- Tie securer
- Necktie securer
- King Gordius creation
- Tie, as a tie
- Board flaw
- Lumber flaw
- Comber's woe
- Nautical mile per hour
- Feature of pine paneling
- Nautical mile
- Half hitch, for one
- Windsor or sheet bend
- Tie it and you're hitched
- Muscular problem
- Square, for one
- Granny or square follower
- Group of toads, e.g.
- Macrame feature
- Massage target
- Bowline or clove hitch
- Clove hitch or sheepshank
- Feature of some paneling
- Slip or slide
- Muscle malady
- String thing
- Paneling feature
- Rope securer
- Shoelace snarl
- Nautical speed unit
- Shoelace snafu
- Windsor, e.g.
- Masseuse's challenge
- Where a branch joins the trunk
- Boy Scout's creation
- Entanglement
- Muscle cramp
- It's tied to befit
- Granny or Gordian
- Pretzel inspiration
- Lace snarl
- Headphone cable annoyance
- Sheepshank or bowline
- Severe hairdo
- Sheepshank, eg
- Clove hitch, for one
- 71-Across flaw
- Two-by-four flaw
- Necktie feature
- Macram bit
- Macram unit
- Entangle-ment
- Predicament
- Gordius' puzzler
- Gordius's poser
- Gordius' problem
- Gordius' poser
- Gordian baffler
- Gordius' baffler
- Gordius' challenge
- Pinewood feature
- Pinewood feature
- Pinewood feature
- Pinewood feature
- Stomach discomfort
- Muscle swelling
- Interlacement
- Part of a tied tie
- Macram creation
- Interlacing
- Trunk feature
- Shoelace hassle
- It's tied
- Boy scout's handiwork
- Gordian creation
- Nautical unit of speed
- Muscle problem
- Tie the ___ (wed)
- Seagoing velocity
- Windsor or granny, e.g.
- Entangle
- Speed unit for a yacht race
- Clump of hair
- Tie feature
- Sailor's contrivance
- Hitch or Windsor
- Tree feature
- Granny
- Macramé bit
- Square ___
- Unit of speed
- Tight feeling
- Scout's handiwork
- It's tied at weddings
- Rope fastening
- Tie together
- Suture securer
- Secure shoelace feature
- Bow, essentially
- Circular imperfection in wood
- Bowline or half hitch
- Make a macramé
- Square or slip follower
- Stomach trouble
- End of one's rope?
- Tough problem
- Tie that's hard to untie
- Tangle
- Rope entanglement
- Belly annoyance
- Snarl
- Tie the ___: marry
- Shoelace frustration
- Thread tangle
- Problem with a shoelace
- Speed measure at sea
- Speed unit on the 39-Across
- "Granny" might tie one on
- Sheepshank, granny or half-hitch
- Shoestring hassle
- Symptom of a nervous stomach
- Hard-to-undo tie
- Bow, e.g.
- Pretzel maker's creation
- Wedding planner website, with "the"
- It can be hard to get out
- Intertwined segment of rope
- Chain hitch, e.g.
- Hard-to-solve problem
- Lumber defect
- Snag
- Something to tie
- Something difficult to untangle
- Prepare a necktie
- Speed required when tying this?
- Granny, for example, taking some thick notepaper
- Shoelace tangle
- Rope trick
- Rope feature
- Tangled shoelaces form one
- Hard thing to untie
- Bowline or sheepshank
- Anchor bend, e.g.
- "Untie the ___" Bad Company
- What Madonna tied w/Sean Penn
- Carly Simon tied it w/James Taylor
- What Chrissie Hynde & Jim Kerr tied
- What post-prime rockers might tie
- What Madonna tied w/Guy Ritchie
- One nautical mile per hour
- 1 (nautical) mph
- Sheepshank, for example
- Tight cluster (of people)
- Hard round cross-grained piece in wood
- A granny?
- Bird speed
- Small sandpiper - fastening device
- Tie (or what is put in one?)
- Speed of a bird
- A hitch not mentioned
- Union not to be mentioned
- Wader that may be found in wood
- See 1
- Union that's not sound?
- Small cluster - huddled group - sheepshank, for example
- Nautical speed - group of toads
- Measure of speed at sea
- The banknote makers' union
- Speed possible danger, demarcated by box
- England's former 10 participant reportedly in a tangle
- A union group
- Speed at the bend, perhaps?
- 2 of banknotes offering security
- A hitch, perhaps, in banknote production
- Sandpiper in difficulty
- Fastening formed by tying string etc
- Tight interlacing of cord, string etc
- Heart of problem granny?
- Fastening - unit of speed
- Tough puzzle, metaphorically
- It makes fast speed at sea
- Shoelace issue
- Target for a masseur
- Hard irregularity in timber - interlacing of cord
- Bird in great difficulty
- See 2
- Fastener - bird - unit of speed at sea
- Tie cord - lump in timber
- Difficult problem when word of denial is heard
- Granny or reef, perhaps?
- Unit of speed in water
- Bird getting in a twist
- Fastening - bird
- One of the Windsors in difficulty
- Speed of ship steaming to tie up
- Sailing speed unit
- Lumber imperfection
- Rope tangle
- Marry, tie the ___
- The 17 puzzle by Gordius?
- Bow taken by little bird?
- Speed of flier
- Bond though may be queen?
- Bird in difficulty
- Setter's bird?
- Speed of marriage?
- King has no time to bond
- Assemblage
- A bird for granny, say
- Measure of speed on water
- Speed required in tying this?
- Bird showing speed
- Ring sandpiper with difficulty
- Shore bird in difficulty
- See clues page
- Bird's airspeed indicator
- Garden hose annoyance
- A hitch, perhaps, at speed
- Word that can follow "square" or "granny"
- What you tie in a rope
- Tie the ___ (get married)
- Upcoming strike creates difficulty
- Gut feeling?
- Bird's unpleasant feeling in stomach
- Gordian, for one
- What a scout learns to tie
- Rope creation
- It might be square
- Tie one on?
- Yachter's speed unit
- Pine plank feature
- Nautical measure
- Celtic ___
- Shoelace annoyance
- Granny, perhaps, starts in silence
- Join in silence, initially
- Wading bird that may be found in wood
- Security guard at a dock
- Not a sound from granny!
- Bad lace-up result
- One in a sailor's repertoire
- Shoelace bump
- Tire swing securer
- Feature of a tied necktie
- Wood imperfection
- Not mentioned by granny, perhaps
- Scout's interlacement
- Granny or hitch
- Maybe granny sounds negative
- Speed required when tying this?
- Necktie's securing twist
- Hole in a plank
- Garden hose inconvenience
- What's not in rebuses?
- Hose annoyance
- Cruiser's speed measure
- One tied at speed?
- String snarl
- Tie choice
- Shoelace formation
- Lace problem
- Fastener of a sort
- Mariner's speed measure
- Pretzel's twisted shape
- Sailor's pride
- Hitch, say
- What holds a tie in place
- Shoestring woe
- Metaphor for a tricky problem
- Macramé basic
- Detangling target
- Homophone of "not"
- Not a sound union?
- Way of tying a tie
- Friendship bracelet part
- Tight spot worked on by a massage therapist
- Union that's not sound?
- Fairy ___ (hair woe)
- You'll make one in the Boy Scouts
- The Boy Scouts will teach you how to tie one
- "I'm a frayed ___" (punch line of a classic joke)
- Shoelace or muscle problem
- Macramé unit
- Pretzel feature
- Hardwood flaw
- Speed at the bend, perhaps?
- Tie the ___
- Twisted tangle
- Gordian ___: mythological conundrum
- Bump on a log
- Bedhead problem
- Way of fastening a tie
- Feeling of tightness
- Celtic artwork feature
- Unit of speed that's approximately 1.15 mph
- Two half hitches, maybe
- Clove hitch, for example
- Tangled clump
- Wedding planning website, with "the"
- Something a rock climber might make with one hand
- Feature of a bow tie or bowline
- Twist into a pretzel
- Figure-eight, for example
Last Seen In
- New York Times - March 13, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 16, 2026
- Daily American - February 10, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 02, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 28, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 19, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 04, 2026
- LA Times - December 31, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 04, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 30, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 17, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 16, 2025
- Daily American - September 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 20, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 05, 2025
- Daily American - August 05, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 24, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - July 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 05, 2025
- LA Times - July 04, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 28, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 26, 2025
- Daily American - June 02, 2025
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