The clue "lock" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 27, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TRESS", a 5-letter word.
Solution TRESS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution TRESS is 5 letters long. We have 38 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 241 solutions. The longest is FALL IN TOGETHER with 14 letters, and the shortest is BAR with 3 letters.
Indeed, the puzzle clue "LOCK" has seen a surge in lookups recently (last checked: 02 Dec 2025). Apparently it´s giving players some headaches!
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Solutions are between 3 and 14 letters long.