Strained Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Strained?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Strained is TAUT. Other possible answers include TRIED, TAXED, LABORED, PLTTK, agonistic, constrained, deform, deformed, among others.

Q: How many solutions are there for Strained?

We have found 67 possible answers for the crossword clue Strained.

Q: What is another word for Strained?

We list 64 synonyms related to Strained. Common alternatives include TRY, SIFT, PUREE, REACH.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Strained?

Clues like Strained often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Mirror, The Independent Inquisitor, The Times Specialist, Mail on Sunday, Financial Times Polymath, among others.

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Hint 1: Meaning

alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" .

Hint 2: Synonyms

TRY, TAUT, SIFT

Hint 3: Best answers

TAUT, TRIED, TAXED

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Best answers for Strained

5 letters

4 letters

TAUT

7 letters

LABORED

All 67 answers for Strained

Strained with 3 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
TRY	3

Strained with 4 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
TAUT	4
SIFT	4

Strained with 5 letters (9)

Answer	Letters
TRIED	5
TAXED	5
PLTTK	5
PUREE	5
REACH	5
SIEVE	5
SIFTS	5

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TENSE	5
TRIES	5

Strained with 6 letters (16)

Answer	Letters
DEFORM	6
EXTEND	6
FILTER	6
FORCED	6
PUREED	6
PUREES	6
SIEVED	6

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SIEVES	6
SIFTED	6
STRAIN	6
STRESS	6
STRIVE	6
STROVE	6
TENSED	6
TENSES	6
TRYING	6

Strained with 7 letters (14)

Answer	Letters
LABORED	7
DEFORMS	7
DISTORT	7
EXTENDS	7
FILTERS	7
REACHED	7
REACHES	7

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SIEVING	7
SIFTING	7
STRAINS	7
STRIVEN	7
STRIVES	7
TENSE UP	7
TENSING	7

Strained with 8 letters (11)

Answer	Letters
DEFORMED	8
DISTORTS	8
EXTENDED	8
FILTERED	8
FILTRATE	8
LABOURED	8
PUREEING	8

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REACHING	8
STRESSED	8
STRESSES	8
STRIVING	8

Strained with 9 letters (10)

Answer	Letters
AGONISTIC	9
DEFORMING	9
DISTORTED	9
EXTENDING	9
FILTER OUT	9
FILTERING	9
FILTRATED	9

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FILTRATES	9
STRAINING	9
STRESSING	9

Strained with 10 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
DISTORTING	10
FILTRATING	10

Strained with 11 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
CONSTRAINED	11
SEPARATE OUT	11

Synonyms for Strained

We found 64 synonyms.

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SIFT

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Lacking play	20%
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Like guitar strings	20%
Like most store items	20%
Like much revenue	20%
Like school pupil sounding unrelaxed	20%
Not slack	20%
Proved trustworthy	20%
Proven by experience	20%
Pulled tight	20%
Put a duty on	20%
Put a strain on	20%
Put to the proof	20%
Put to the test	20%
RC men not as desperate to see RC receptacle	20%
Saddled	20%
Soundly instructed, not slack	20%
Speaker's educated and stiff	20%
Stiff	20%
Strained sound of rebuke muffling answer	20%
Stretched	20%
Stretched tight	20%
Stretched to the limit	20%
Strung tightly	20%
Suspenseful	20%
Tasted	20%
Tense	20%
Tense auditor's shown how	20%
Tense editor, after taking religious instruction, had a shot	20%
Tense, as is pupil in audition	20%
Tense, gave instruction in speech	20%
Tensed	20%
Tested	20%
Tested, bound to be about right	20%

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What's the best solution for Strained?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Strained is TAUT. Other possible answers include TRIED, TAXED, LABORED, PLTTK, agonistic, constrained, deform, deformed, among others.

How many solutions are there for Strained?

We have found 67 possible answers for the crossword clue Strained.

How do I find a solution for Strained?

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What is another word for Strained?

We list 64 synonyms related to Strained. Common alternatives include TRY, SIFT, PUREE, REACH.

Which crosswords feature clues like Strained?

Clues like Strained often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Mirror, The Independent Inquisitor, The Times Specialist, Mail on Sunday, Financial Times Polymath, among others.

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