Clues for the word "BENT"
We've had 162 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 455 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on April 16, 2026.
Definition of bent
- - of Bend
- - imp. & p. p. of Bend.
- a. & p. p. - Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
- a. & p. p. - Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.
- v. - The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
- v. - A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- v. - A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
- v. - Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- v. - A transverse frame of a framed structure.
- v. - Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
- n. - A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.
- n. - A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America.
- n. - Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
Referring Clues
- Flair
- Predisposition
- Proclivity
- Propensity
- Not straight
- Like some ears and elbows
- Needing straightening
- Twisted
- Inclination
- Like the wire in a croquet wicket
- Leaning
- Bowed
- Having an angle
- Out of shape
- Crooked
- Like a shepherd's staff
- Like staples
- Contorted
- Angled
- Having one's heart set (on)
- Strong inclination
- Add-on for hell
- Out of shape, perhaps
- Curved
- Like some ears or elbows
- Predilection
- Strong interest
- Word after hell
- Not erect
- Like a boomerang
- Set (on)
- Determined
- Out of shape?
- Like a dog's hind leg
- Flexed
- Made crooked
- Out of alignment
- Needing straightening, perhaps
- Like a pole vaulter's pole in action
- Not in shape?
- Akimbo
- Gave a little
- Needing realignment
- No longer straight
- Eccentric
- Like pretzels
- "Don't get ___ out of shape!"
- Natural talent
- Natural inclination
- Not on the level?
- Inclined
- Distorted
- Special talent
- Stooped
- Hunched (over)
- Fixed (on)
- Out of line?
- Aptitude
- Wacky, as humor
- Not in good shape?
- Penchant
- Like a shepherd's crook
- Like a pretzel
- Unstraightened
- Misshapen
- Like a proposer's knee
- Corrupt
- Like the wood in an archer's bow
- Like some straws
- Warped
- Tendency
- Like some ears and rules
- Twisted out of shape
- Flexed, as at the elbow
- Like a crowbar
- Forming an angle
- Like an arm in a sling
- Not quite straight
- Misshapen, in a way
- Corrupt, in British slang
- At an angle
- Disposition
- Like a paper clip
- Like knees when squatting
- Like a pole-vaulter's pole mid-vault
- In need of straightening
- "Get ___!"
- Like paperclips
- Hell-___ (determined)
- Curved, as a pipe
- Curved, as an iron rod
- Definitely not straight
- Refracted
- Matchbox 20 hit
- Matchbox 20 "Mad Season" hit
- Crooked - penchant
- Dishonest proclivity
- Crooked party people dropped by playwright
- Crooked piece of out-of-the-way gambling
- Tendency of footballer to have swapped poles with one in 8
- Bowed to talent
- Dishonest - inclination
- Twisted - corrupt
- Dishonourable grass
- Criminal - aptitude
- Dramatist expels revellers for being corrupt
- Grass is set
- Inclination to take a chance about name
- Tendency to corrupt
- Criminal tendency
- ___ out of shape
- Shaped like a boomerang
- Hunched
- Bag to make one's cup of tea
- Not true talent
- Knight in venture that's dishonest
- Propensity, preference
- Crooked wager involving knight
- Out of shape?
- Like the wire in clothes hangers
- Like a crook
- Like a fishhook
- Like lop ears
- Wacko
- An inclination to be dishonest
- Gave in a little
- Reached for one's toes
- Like paper clips
- Like a kneeler's knee
- Kinky?
- Like knees on kneelers
- Arched
- A criminal talent?
- Needing alignment
- Intent on being a crook?
- Like a bar that struck Superman
- Distorted, as a rule
- Flexed, as an elbow
- A penchant for crookedness?
- Like a pipe at 20 degrees
- Like a hairpin
- Reshaped, in a way
- Like knees during a squat
- Dead set (on)
- Sharply curved
- Like the wire in paper clips
- Like knees in chair pose
- Like elbows when making the "M" in the "YMCA" dance
- Like U-shaped pipes
- Not straight anymore
- Like a spoon in a magic show
- Dog-eared, say
- Like knees when kneeling
- Curved, as a metal rod
- Like knees in goddess pose
- Like knees in cow pose
- Having a kink, maybe
- Elbowed
- Like a twisted metal bar
- Like elements of pipe cleaner art
- Like some pipes and knees
- Not quite broken, say
Last Seen In
- New York Times - April 16, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 11, 2026
- Daily American - March 31, 2026
- LA Times - January 23, 2026
- LA Times - December 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 30, 2025
- LA Times - October 11, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 22, 2025
- Daily American - September 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 11, 2025
- New York Times - May 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - May 25, 2025
- Daily American - May 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 22, 2025
- USA Today - March 14, 2025
- LA Times - March 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 04, 2025
- Family Time - January 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 16, 2025
- New York Times - January 08, 2025
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