The clue "Ball of yarn" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 9, 2019. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SKEIN", a 5-letter word.
Solution SKEIN is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SKEIN is 5 letters long. We have 0 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 2 solutions. The longest is SKEIN with 5 letters, and the shortest is CLEW with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 5 letters long.