The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EDGY , but the solution may also be UNEASY which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Nervous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EDGY | 41 % | 4 |
| TENSE | 16 % | 5 |
| ONEDGE | 12 % | 6 |
| ANTSY | 10 % | 5 |
| UNEASY | 5 % | 6 |
| ILLATEASE | 3 % | 9 |
| JITTERY | 2 % | 7 |
| JUMPY | 2 % | 5 |
| GOOSY | 1 % | 5 |
| AFRAID | 1 % | 6 |
| DITHERY | 1 % | 7 |
| RESTIVE | 1 % | 7 |
| NELLIE | 1 % | 6 |
| ALARMED | 1 % | 7 |
| KEYEDUP | 1 % | 7 |
| GOOSEY | 1 % | 6 |
| ILLATEE | 1 % | 7 |
| UNSTRUNG | 1 % | 8 |
| ITCHY | 1 % | 5 |
| AFLUTTER | 1 % | 8 |
| TAUT | 1 % | 4 |
| NELLY | 1 % | 5 |
| FLUTTERY | 1 % | 8 |
| ATWITTER | 1 % | 8 |
| TWITCHY | 1 % | 7 |
| FIDGETY | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nervous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- neural
- aflutter
- jittery
- jumpy
- overstrung
- high-strung
- nervy
- spooky
- edgy
- excitable
- excited
- anxious
Crossword Answer definitions
EDGY adjective- Nervous, apprehensive.
- (entertainment) Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
- (entertainment) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
- Irritable.
- Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
- (of a knife or blade) Sharp.
- Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
- Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.
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 EDGY
- Wired
- Tense
- Like indie crosswords (we hope)
- Like much prestige television
- Pacing, perhaps
- All wound up
- Innovative and daring
- Like challenging art
- Likely to snap
- Risk-taking
More clues leading to the result TENSE
- On edge
- Past perfect
- Full of suspense
- High-strung
- Jittery
- Uptight
- Wound up
- Past or present
- Wired
- Under strain
More clues leading to the result ONEDGE
- Tense
- Irritable
- Very nervous
- Not heads or tails
- Liable to blow up
- Really anxious
- Unable to relax
- Uptight
- Tense or impatient
- Jittery
More clues leading to the result ANTSY
- On edge
- Fidgety
- Eager
- Eager to get moving
- Edgy
- Ready to move onto the next thing
- Unable to sit still
- Uncomfortable
- Anxious
- Chomping at the bit
More clues leading to the result UNEASY
- Ill at ease
- Restless
- Not comfortable
- Apprehensive
- Anxious
- On edge
- Nervous
- On pins and needles
- Not relaxed
- Full of misgivings
More clues leading to the result ILLATEASE
- Embarrassed
- Awkward
- Socially uncomfortable
- Nervous
- On pins and needles
- Anxious
- Uncomfortable
- On edge
- Uptight
- *Antsy
More clues leading to the result JITTERY
- On edge
- Nervous
- Overcome by butterflies
- Extremely tense and nervous
- Possessed by the heebie-jeebies
- Wired, so to speak
More clues leading to the result JUMPY
- Wired on caffeine, perhaps
- Extremely anxious
- Extremely skittish
- Skittish
- On edge
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof
- Nervous
More clues leading to the result GOOSY
More clues leading to the result AFRAID
- Scared
- Shivering in one's shoes
- Petrified
- Chicken
- Terror-stricken
- Timorous
- Fainthearted
- Frightened
- Shaking in one's shoes
- Yellow
More clues leading to the result DITHERY
More clues leading to the result RESTIVE
- Edgy
- Nervous
- Unquiet
- Fidgety
- Antsy
- Impatient.
- Hurry Harry's nature in "The Deerslayer."
- Uneasy.
- Not quiet.
- Unruly; balky.
More clues leading to the result NELLIE
- Circumnavigator Bly
- Nurse Forbush of "South Pacific"
- Journalist Bly
- British singer-songwriter McKay
- "South Pacific" heroine
- Baseball Hall of Famer Fox
- Ship created by Joseph Conrad for "Heart of Darkness"
- "Whoa, ___!"
- Fox of the Sox
- Melba of peaches and toast
More clues leading to the result ALARMED
- Difficult to steal, perhaps
- Afraid
- Like many modern cars
- Frightened
- Apprehensive
- Panicky
- Filled with fear
- Not at all collected
- Up in arms
- Far from calm
More clues leading to the result KEYEDUP
More clues leading to the result GOOSEY
- Giddy or foolish
- Loosey-__
- Nursery rhyme.
- Nervous
- Ticklish: Var.
- Loosey-___
- "Loosey" go-with
- Loosey in "Chicken Little"
- End of a rhyming phrase meaning "relaxed"
More clues leading to the result ILLATEE
More clues leading to the result UNSTRUNG
More clues leading to the result ITCHY
- LIke dandruff
- Scratchy's foe on "The Simpsons"
- Poison ivy rash feature
- Raring to go
- Restless
- Wool sweater, perhaps
- Wanting to move
- Pruritic
- Like a trigger finger?
- Like dry skin
More clues leading to the result AFLUTTER
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension
More clues leading to the result NELLY
- Nice ___
- "I'm Like a Bird" singer Furtado
- Collaborator with Tim McGraw on "Over and Over"
- Singer Furtado
- Rapper born Cornell Haynes
- "Hot in Herre" rapper
- Nice __
- "Darling __ Gray"
- Nice ___ (prude)
- Poet Sachs
More clues leading to the result FLUTTERY
More clues leading to the result ATWITTER
More clues leading to the result TWITCHY
- Nervous
- Acting like one has something to hide
- Very nervous.
- Nervous, impatient or restless
- On edge
- Subject to spasms