The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPASM which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2010.
Contraction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPASM | 50 % | 5 |
| ARENT | 13 % | 5 |
| HADNT | 6 % | 5 |
| ITD | 6 % | 3 |
| SHANT | 6 % | 5 |
| ITS | 6 % | 3 |
| ISNT | 6 % | 4 |
| CRAMP | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contraction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- compression
- condensation
- contracting
- shrink
- narrowing
- shrinkage
- deflation
- decrease
- shrinking
- downturn
- downsizing
- constriction
Crossword Answer definitions
SPASM noun- A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
- A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
- A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
- To produce and undergo a spasm.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SPASM
- Burst of emotion
- Crick in the neck, e.g.
- Involuntary contraction
- Leg cramp
- Leg cramp, e.g.
- Sudden contraction
- Big jerk
- Outburst
- Throe
- Twitch
More clues leading to the result ARENT
- Don't exist
- "You __ kidding!"
- Ain't right?
- "____ we all!"
- Wasn't's cousin
- ___ we devils?
- "___ you clever!"
- Ain't for English teachers
- "Why ___ you married yet?"
- "You ___ kidding!"
More clues leading to the result HADNT
- "In case you ___ noticed..."
- Lacked, briefly
- Lacked
- "If I ___ ..." (ruer's words)
- "I wish I ___ said that"
- "___ you better be going?"
- "I wish I ___ seen that"
- "I wish I __ seen that"
- "I __ noticed"
- "I __ thought of that"
More clues leading to the result ITD
- "___ be my pleasure"
- "Such a fine Jenga tower; ___ be a shame if someone were to ... ACHOO!"
- "___ be an honor!"
- "___ be my pleasure!"
- "___ be nice"
- Verbal contraction
- "__ be an honor"
- "__ be a pleasure"
- "__ be a pleasure!"
- "__ make no difference"
More clues leading to the result SHANT
- Refuse to
- Commandment contraction?
- Decline to, quaintly
- Old-fashioned contraction
- Snooty contraction
- Quaint contraction
- Defiant reply to "Shall"
- Refuse to, quaintly
- Definitely will not
- Contraction used by Kipling
More clues leading to the result ITS
- "__ Not Unusual"
- "__ about time!"
- "___ your life."
- "____ a grand night for ..."
- Adjective often given unneeded apostrophe
- Tag pursuers
- W. C. Fields film "___ a Gift"
- "____ only me!"
- "_____ a girl!"
- Part of FWIW
More clues leading to the result ISNT
- "If This ___ Love"
- "It __ Right" (Platters song)
- "__ She Lovely"
- "___ It Romantic?"
- "____ It Romantic?"
- Ain't correct?
- No longer exists
- Ain't the right way?
- "___ She Lovely?" (Wonder song)
- Ain't right?