Pasta shapes are an important part of Italian cuisine, and there are many different types. The crossword solutions for the term 'pasta shape' include bowtie (6 letters), TUBE (4 letters), ZITI (4 letters), SHELL (5 letters), ELBOW (5 letters), and botie (5 letters). Bowties are a type of pasta that is shaped like a bowtie, while tubes are long and hollow. ZITI is a tubular pasta that is slightly curved, and shells are shaped like a seashell. Elbows are short, curved macaroni, and boties are small, curved shells.