Bias or distort

The answer to “Bias or distort” in the USA Today crossword is SKEW — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on July 29, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 34-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Bias or distort” answer

SKEW (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SKEW

To bias something is to give it a tilt off center 🎯

What does SKEW mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SKEW is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Bias or distort” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 29, 2026 (most recent) → SKEW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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