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Crossword answer

COIL

4 letters · Used for 25 different clues · 42 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
COIL
Starts with C, ends with L · 4 letters
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Clues that lead to COIL

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Slinky’s shape4Wall Street JournalAug 23, 2026 What might wind up in your mattress?4New York TimesAug 22, 2026 Mosquito ___, repellent that needed a lighter which you may have seen in 20a, at a '50s drive-in movie theater4Daily ThemedAug 22, 2026 Arrange in a spiral or sequence of rings4Everyday Puzzles DailyAug 9, 2026 Wind in mountain pass around one (4)4The SunAug 8, 2026 Contraceptive device (4)4The SunAug 8, 2026 Corkscrew shape4NewsdayJul 19, 2026 Shape of a spring4Daily ThemedJul 14, 2026 Feature of type 4 hair4LA TimesJul 11, 2026 Spring wind4NewsdayJun 13, 2026 Curl4New York TimesMay 21, 2026 Ring, twist4Puzzle PageMay 9, 2026 This puzzle's circled letters, e.g.4NYT MidiMay 8, 2026 Mattress spring4Eugene ShefferMay 5, 2026 Spiral shape, like a spring4Daily ThemedDec 20, 2025 Corkscrew's shape4NewsdayDec 15, 2025 Spiral4Evening StandardSep 18, 2025 Series of spiral loops4Evening StandardAug 31, 2025 Curl up like a snake (rhymes with "foil")4Daily ThemedMay 29, 2025 Spiral shape, like a spring (rhymes with "foil")4Daily ThemedMay 4, 2025 Curl up like a snake (rhymes with "boil")4Daily ThemedApr 10, 2025 Spring4Eugene ShefferMar 21, 2025 Spring shape4Daily ThemedJul 3, 2023 Gather into loops4Evening StandardJun 23, 2022 Wind4Evening StandardSep 9, 2021

About COIL in crosswords

COIL is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 42 times in our database across 25 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Slinky’s shape” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 23, 2026.

Every appearance of COIL (42)

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Aug 23, 2026
Slinky’s shape · Wall Street Journal · 27 Across
Aug 22, 2026
Mosquito ___, repellent that needed a lighter which you may have seen in 20a, at a '50s drive-in movie theater · Daily Themed · 48 Across
Aug 22, 2026
What might wind up in your mattress? · New York Times · 45 Across
Aug 9, 2026
Arrange in a spiral or sequence of rings · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 23
Aug 8, 2026
Contraceptive device (4) · The Sun · 27 Across
Aug 8, 2026
Wind in mountain pass around one (4) · The Sun · 27 Across
Jul 19, 2026
Corkscrew shape · Newsday · Down
Jul 14, 2026
Shape of a spring · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Jul 11, 2026
Feature of type 4 hair · LA Times · Down
Jun 13, 2026
Spring wind · Newsday · Across
May 21, 2026
Curl · New York Times · 35 Down
May 9, 2026
Ring, twist · Puzzle Page · 3 Down
May 8, 2026
This puzzle's circled letters, e.g. · NYT Midi · 7 Down
May 5, 2026
Mattress spring · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Dec 20, 2025
Spiral shape, like a spring · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Dec 15, 2025
Corkscrew's shape · Newsday · Down
Sep 18, 2025
Spiral · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Aug 31, 2025
Series of spiral loops · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 29, 2025
Curl up like a snake (rhymes with "foil") · Daily Themed · 24 Across
May 13, 2025
Corkscrew's shape · Newsday · Down
May 4, 2025
Spiral shape, like a spring (rhymes with "foil") · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Curl up like a snake (rhymes with "boil") · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Mar 31, 2025
Spiral · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Mar 21, 2025
Spring · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Mar 4, 2025
Corkscrew's shape · Newsday · Across
Jan 3, 2025
Spring · New York Times · 7 Down
Sep 4, 2024
Series of spiral loops · Evening Standard · 13 Across
May 13, 2024
Mattress spring · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
Nov 8, 2023
Spiral · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 20, 2023
Spiral · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jul 3, 2023
Spring shape · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Sep 24, 2022
Spring · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Jun 23, 2022
Gather into loops · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 17, 2022
Spiral · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Sep 9, 2021
Wind · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 11, 2021
Spring · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Apr 8, 2020
Spring · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Feb 3, 2020
Spiral · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jan 9, 2020
Series of spiral loops · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Sep 30, 2019
Spiral · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jun 17, 2019
Spiral · Evening Standard · 36 Down
May 31, 2018
Series of spiral loops · Evening Standard · 13 Across