Crossword answer
HELIX
5 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 12 appearances · Last seen USA Today, September 16, 2026
Letter pattern
HELIX
Clues that lead to HELIX
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Spiral shape in DNA5USA TodaySep 16, 2026
57-Across shape5NewsdayFeb 18, 2026
DNA shape5NewsdayAug 27, 2025
Sign of spring?5NewsdayAug 14, 2025
Spiral5The IndependentJul 22, 2025
Spring shape5NewsdayJun 27, 2025
In a screwy style, he gets lb595Evening StandardMay 29, 2024
The man needs 59 in spiral form5Evening StandardNov 25, 2021
In a screwy style, he gets £595Evening StandardMar 19, 2018
About HELIX in crosswords
HELIX is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 12 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Spiral shape in DNA” in the USA Today crossword on September 16, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
AWARDPulitzer Prize, for one
AROSEOriginated
PANICPicture capturing a northern terror (5)
DELFTMany felt moved by such pottery
ABYSSChasm
ADAMS___ apple (neck bump)
GONOW"Time for you to hit the road!"
WENCH?
SORTA"Not exactly"
TAPINEasy putt
ESSAYMany a David Foster Wallace piece
ANISE19-Across flavor
BEFITBe suitable to
PUNCHHe has impact in children's entertainment
Every appearance of HELIX (12)
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Sep 16, 2026
Spiral shape in DNA · USA Today · 56 Across
Feb 18, 2026
57-Across shape · Newsday · Down
Aug 27, 2025
DNA shape · Newsday · Down
Aug 14, 2025
Sign of spring? · Newsday · Down
Jul 22, 2025
Spiral · The Independent · 10 Across
Jun 27, 2025
Spring shape · Newsday · Across
Mar 29, 2025
Spiral · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Sep 2, 2024
Spiral · The Independent · 11 Across
May 29, 2024
In a screwy style, he gets lb59 · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 3, 2022
Spiral · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Nov 25, 2021
The man needs 59 in spiral form · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 19, 2018
In a screwy style, he gets £59 · Evening Standard · 27 Down