The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EDGY , but the solution may also be JUMPY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Skittish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EDGY | 32 % | 4 |
| SHY | 28 % | 3 |
| JUMPY | 12 % | 5 |
| TIMID | 12 % | 5 |
| WARY | 4 % | 4 |
| SPOOKY | 4 % | 6 |
| ONEDGE | 4 % | 6 |
| USNEWS | 4 % | 6 |
Why may JUMPY be the right solution?
"JUMPY" is the right solution for "Skittish" because someone who is skittish tends to be nervous, easily startled, or jumpy in response to sudden movements or noises.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Skittish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spooky
- excitable
- nervous
- shy
- jumpy
- fierce
- rabid
- capricious
- rugged
- tricky
- spoilt
- spoiled
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 SHY
- Bashful
- Short
- " ... twice __."
- Not at all outgoing
- Unlikely to mix
- Averse to first moves
- Retiring
- Tending to shrink
- Like a wallflower
- Owing
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 TIMID
- Edgy
- Apprehensive
- Fainthearted
- Intrepid's antithesis
- Chicken
- Diffident
- Mousy
- Hardly heroic
- Easily alarmed
- Unassertive
More clues leading to the result WARY
- Cautious
- Guarded
- Hesitant to join in
- On one's guard
- Not too sure
- Suspicious
- Untrusting
- Openly distrustful
- Distrustful
- On guard
More clues leading to the result SPOOKY
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