The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ASSES , but the solution may also be SPASMS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Jerks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASSES | 23 % | 5 |
| YANKS | 12 % | 5 |
| SPASMS | 12 % | 6 |
| SCHMOS | 5 % | 6 |
| SCHMOES | 5 % | 7 |
| SOANDSOS | 4 % | 8 |
| YOYOS | 4 % | 5 |
| WRESTS | 3 % | 6 |
| TWITS | 3 % | 5 |
| YANKSON | 3 % | 7 |
| IDIOTS | 3 % | 6 |
| TUGSON | 3 % | 6 |
| DONKEYS | 1 % | 7 |
| SCHMUCKS | 1 % | 8 |
| BONEHEADS | 1 % | 9 |
| STARTS | 1 % | 6 |
| TWATS | 1 % | 5 |
| TWITCHES | 1 % | 8 |
| MORONS | 1 % | 6 |
| DORKS | 1 % | 5 |
| NERDS | 1 % | 5 |
| LOUTS | 1 % | 5 |
| SOBS | 1 % | 4 |
| TWERPS | 1 % | 6 |
| BOZOS | 1 % | 5 |
| LOUSES | 1 % | 6 |
| DRIPS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may SPASMS be the right solution?
The word "SPASMS" can be a synonym for jerks, as both terms refer to sudden, involuntary muscle movements or contractions.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Jerks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yank
- flick
- tug
- jolt
- flip
- hitch
- dork
- twitch
- buck
- rate of acceleration
- arseholes
- bozos
Crossword Answer definitions
ASSES noun- Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
- A stupid person.
- Buttocks.
- Sex.
- Anus.
- Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
- Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.
- (metonymy) One's self or person, chiefly their body.
- (unit of weight) A libra.
- Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
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 ASSES
- Dolts
- Fools
- Beasts of burden
- Ninnies
- Foolish ones
- Onagers
- Dumbbutts
- Thongs show them off
- Promoters try to put them in seats
- They may be shaken, but are rarely stirred, at the bar
More clues leading to the result YANKS
- Jerks
- Opponent for the Bosox
- Foes of the Sox
- Tugs
- Canucks' neighbours
- Removes unceremoniously
- '98 Series winners
- Quick tugs
- Bosox rivals
- Bronx Bombers
More clues leading to the result SPASMS
- Energetic outbursts
- Tics
- Involuntary muscle contractions
- Involuntary tremors
- Cramps, e.g.
- Sudden bursts, as of energy
- Involuntary muscle movements
- Muscle contractions
- Some jerks
- Muscle maladies
More clues leading to the result SCHMOS
More clues leading to the result SCHMOES
More clues leading to the result SOANDSOS
- Unspecified people
- Lowlifes
- Blankety-blank ones
- Rogues
- Unnamed parties
- Scoundrels
- Blankety-blanks
- %#&!#! ones
- No-goodniks
- Stinkers
More clues leading to the result YOYOS
- They have strings attached
- People use them to walk the dog
- Duncan diversions
- Vacillates
- Fad with ups and downs
- Fluctuates
- Vacillators
- Playthings on strings
- Dingbats
- Toys with strings
More clues leading to the result WRESTS
- Pulls away
- Yanks (from)
- Takes by force
- Takes from
- Takes away by force
- Takes hold of
- Jerks
- Takes using force
- Tears (away) from
- Forcibly removes
More clues leading to the result TWITS
- Blockheads
- Makes fun of
- Dumbbells
- Nincompoops
- Ninnies
- Foolish folk
- Buffoons
- Dweebs
- Insignificant people
- Bothersome types
More clues leading to the result YANKSON
More clues leading to the result IDIOTS
- 2004 Bosox, to themselves?
- Fools
- Crackbrains
- Twits
- Numskulls
- Imbeciles
- Mental midgets
- Numbskulls
- No-brainers?
- "__ Delight": R. Sherwood play
More clues leading to the result TUGSON
More clues leading to the result DONKEYS
- Jerks
- Intractable types
- Braying beasts
- Mommies of hinnies
- Stupid people.
- Small, portable steam engines.
- Political symbols.
- Certain political symbols.
- West Indies transportation.
- Stubborn ones.
More clues leading to the result SCHMUCKS
More clues leading to the result BONEHEADS
More clues leading to the result STARTS
- They may be running or flying
- Begins to play
- Begins
- Gets out of the gate
- Launches
- Commences
- Flinches
- Kicks off
- Partner of fits
- Fits companion
More clues leading to the result TWATS
More clues leading to the result TWITCHES
More clues leading to the result MORONS
More clues leading to the result DORKS
- They don't fit in well
- Nerds
- Uncool customers
- Dweebs
- They're all square
- Uncool set
- Jerks
- Uncool crowd
- Social goofballs
- They hang out with dweebs
More clues leading to the result NERDS
- Geeky guys
- Drips
- They'd rather study than party
- High school outcasts
- Social misfits
- Uncool fellows
- Unlikely prom kings (though there are exceptions)
- They're not cool
- Dorks
- Comic-Con habitués
More clues leading to the result LOUTS
- Oafs
- Awkward brutes
- Boorish ones
- Klutzes
- Lummoxes
- Boors
- Ill-mannered types
- They holler into cell phones, e.g.
- Galoots
- Crude chaps
More clues leading to the result SOBS
- Blubbers
- Boohoos
- Weeps aloud
- Terry garments
- Weeps
- Cries audibly
- Breaks down, in a way
- Breaks down
- Reacts like a toddler who doesn't get what she wants, perhaps
- Carries on tearfully
More clues leading to the result TWERPS
More clues leading to the result BOZOS
More clues leading to the result LOUSES
- Messes (up)
- No-goodniks
- Dirty rats
- Ruins, with "up"
- Cads
- Botches, with "up"
- Rotten people
- Scoundrels
- ___ up (botches)
- Heels