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TAILSPIN is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for TAILSPIN.

20 total results for TAILSPIN( score: 50 )

6 results for TAILSPIN from Modern Era puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Dec 28, 202140DBad situation for an airplaneKathy WienbergShortz
Tue Nov 30, 202110DDizzying declineBilly OuskaShortz
Sun Dec 1, 201944DAerobatic maneuverPatrick MerrellShortz
Thu Apr 19, 200146DEmergency situationManny NosowskyShortz
Sun Jan 5, 199717DPilot's nightmareW. R. WilliamsShortz
Sun Sep 11, 199473DPilot's dangerLouis SabinShortz
3 results for TAILSPIN from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Aug 10, 2014AcrosticOAlarm-inducing plungeEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Oct 7, 2012AcrosticIPrecipitous and out-of-control downturnEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Jun 26, 2011Diagramless49APilot's nightmareFred PiscopShortz
11 results for TAILSPIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Jun 4, 199339DPlane maneuverJune A. BoggsMaleska
Thu Aug 15, 199131DSudden descentMelvin KenworthyMaleska
Tue Mar 14, 198937DSlumpCohenMaleska
Wed Mar 23, 198837DEmotional upheavalAlfio MicciMaleska
Tue Mar 15, 19885DAirplane's swift descentPeter SwiftMaleska
Tue Oct 28, 198637DDemoralizationArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Tue Jun 24, 198620ASpiral descent of a planeH. Hastings ReddallMaleska
Sun Oct 12, 1969103DSudden collapseRoss L. Jamison Jr.Weng
Tue May 26, 195929AAviation term.Walt ClarkFarrar
Mon Jan 6, 195854ADescent.Cora GoodmanFarrar
Sat Jan 24, 195330ASpiraling air maneuver.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
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