The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPOOK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Give the heebie-jeebies crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPOOK | 50 % | 5 |
| CREEPOUT | 50 % | 8 |
Why may SPOOK be the right solution?
The word "spook" is a slang term for a ghost or a person who is scary or frightening, so it fits the clue "Give the heebie-jeebies" which means to scare or creep someone out.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Give the heebie-jeebies
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- creeps
- eerie
- unease
- agita
- dread
- fright
- jitters
- sag
- -fy
- abandon
- abandoned
- abandoning
Crossword Answer definitions
SPOOK noun- A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- A scare or fright.
- A spy.
- A black person.
- A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
- To become frightened (by something startling).
- To haunt.
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 SPOOK
- Ghost
- Scare
- Haunted-house figure
- Shake up
- Halloween haunter
- Covert operative, slangily
- Frighten
- Frighten, as horses
- Freak out
- Frighten, as a horse