Theme: Things that Twist!

Some are twisted into shape, some spiral naturally, and others work only when you give them a twist.

9 themed words All 26 letters covered Vowels shown in gold Consonants hidden in blue
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  I   E
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  1. Climbing plant
  2. Often wraps around supports
  3. Can grow in spirals
  4. Twists as it climbs
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V I N E
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  O U    
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  1. Used in baking
  2. Soft and workable
  3. Can be kneaded
  4. Can be twisted into shapes
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D O U G H
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  A      
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  1. Chewy candy
  2. Pulled while being made
  3. Can be stretched repeatedly
  4. Often twisted or wrapped
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T A F F Y
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  A     A  
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  1. Food container
  2. Usually made of glass
  3. Has a screw-top lid
  4. Opened with a twist
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J A M J A R
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  O     U E
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  1. A turning effect
  2. Used in physics
  3. Measured around an axis
  4. A twisting force
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T O R Q U E
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    E     E  
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  1. Baked snack
  2. Often salty
  3. Recognizable knotted shape
  4. Made from twisted dough
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P R E T Z E L
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The classic pretzel is made by shaping dough into a distinctive twisted, looped form before baking.
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    A   E   I  
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  1. Found in living cells
  2. Carries genetic information
  3. Double-stranded structure
  4. Famous spiral shape
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D N A H E L I X
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DNA forms a double helix, with two strands twisting around one another.
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  O           E  
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  1. Bottle-opening tool
  2. Has a spiral metal part
  3. Used with corks
  4. Twisted before pulling
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C O R K S C R E W
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A corkscrew is twisted into a cork so the cork can then be pulled from a bottle.
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  U   I       U   E
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  1. Color-matching puzzle
  2. Has movable faces
  3. Invented in the 1970s
  4. Solved by turning its layers
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R U B I K S C U B E
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Twist Facts

🧬 Double Helix
DNA's double-helix structure consists of two strands winding around the same axis.
🥨 Iconic Twist
The pretzel's looped shape is one of the world's most recognizable baked forms.
🧩 Puzzle Turns
A Rubik's Cube is solved by rotating its movable layers.
🔩 Turning Force
Torque describes how strongly a force tends to rotate an object around an axis or pivot.