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Word entry · 3 letters

tie

Best crossword clue

"Draw in a contest"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /taɪ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eitStarts with TEnds with E12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. form a knot or bow in

Word origin

From Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.

Used in a sentence

  • Oxford ties; Derby ties
  • […] the tip of her russet boot almost grazed that of his Oxford tie.
  • the sacred ties of friendship or of duty

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Draw in a contest3 letters
02Draw on the scoreboard3 letters
03Equal finish3 letters
04Finish with equal scores3 letters
05Knot a neckwear item3 letters
06Knot for a neck3 letters
07Make the score even3 letters
08Neck accessory3 letters

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