Clues for the word "SPASM"
We've had 147 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 400 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 25, 2026.
Definition of spasm
- v. t. - An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
- v. t. - A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.
Referring Clues
- Outburst
- Tic
- You can't control it
- Jerk
- Paroxysm
- Sudden outburst
- Involuntary jerk
- Shudder, e.g.
- Burst
- Involuntary twitch
- Something beyond your control
- Fleeting muscle problem
- Muscle contraction
- Contraction
- Charley horse, e.g.
- Twitch
- Burst of energy
- Writer's cramp, e.g.
- Twinge
- Big jerk
- More than a twitch
- Muscle problem
- Muscle cramp, for one
- Muscular jerk
- Muscle twitch
- Sudden contraction
- Involuntary contraction
- Hiccup's cause
- Involuntary action
- Sudden burst of energy
- Muscle attack
- Hiccup cause
- Involuntary movement
- Tic or twitch
- Uncontrollable twitch
- Muscle cramp, e.g.
- Tic or twinge
- Cramp, e.g.
- Fit of activity
- A real jerk
- Pang
- Flash
- Involuntary wink, for example
- Jerk or twitch
- Cramp
- Crick in one's neck, e.g.
- Twitch or tic
- Some kind of jerk?
- Muscle woe
- Sudden twitch
- Hiccup, for instance
- Muscle trouble
- Something you can't control
- Uncontrollable jerk
- Sudden spell of activity
- Unintended movement
- Tic, e.g.
- It can cause one to be a real jerk
- Involuntary muscle movement
- Crick in the neck, e.g.
- Cramp or twitch
- Burst of activity
- Out-of-control jerk
- Herky-jerky motion
- Herky jerky motion
- Herkey-jerkey motion
- Hiccup, e.g.
- Muscle twinge
- Real jerk
- Tic, for one
- Convulsion
- Common contraction?
- Twitch, e.g.
- Uncontrollable muscle action
- Flareup of feeling
- Flurry of activity
- Muscle malady
- Muscular jerk?
- Muscular contraction
- Seizure
- Muscle jerk
- Involuntary muscle contraction
- Fit
- Muscular problem
- Uncontrollable movement
- Group of jerks
- Sudden involuntary movement
- Sudden jerk
- Sudden muscle contraction
- Hiccup
- Cramp, say
- Hiccup, for one
- Muscular woe
- Knee jerk, perhaps
- Cause of a hiccup
- Hiccup, for example
- Flash of energy
- Cause of writer's cramp, often
- Cause of writer's cramp
- Back twinge
- Leg cramp, for example
- Involuntary muscle action
- Involuntary muscular contraction
- Sudden jerk, head on mattress touching springs
- Maybe pass a number in a sudden burst!
- Brief outburst in spring and parts of summer
- Health clubs get Frenchman fit
- Involuntary contraction of muscles
- Quiet during mass, perhaps, but there is an outburst
- Pass out with many a twitch
- Twitch quietly during mass, possibly
- Sudden convulsion
- Charley horse
- Spell differently the contents of 2
- Health resorts get a number fit
- Resort to sergeant major to get fit
- Tic, sudden contraction
- Pass out with onset of muzziness and cramp
- An actual jerk
- Unavoidable jerk
- Burst of emotion
- Cause of hiccups
- Sudden energy burst
- Springs to mind, initially, as an outburst
- Back problem
- Eye twitch, e.g.
- Uncontrolled jerk
- Brief flash
- Sudden movement
- Fit possibly to pass muster initially?
- Muscle cramp
- Sudden activity, quietly, maybe during mass
- Back cramp
- Muscle twitch, e.g.
- Jerk, e.g.
- Painful muscle contraction
- Twitch, say
- A kind of muscle fit
- If you think a person is a jerk, it might be because of this
- Sudden activity to get pass at end of term
- Muscle fit
- Unpredictable jerk
- Involuntary jerky movement
- Resorts to finishing a film in a quick burst
- Muscle movement
- Leg cramp, e.g.
- Unexpected jerk
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 25, 2026
- Daily American - January 03, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - December 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 30, 2025
- LA Times - October 19, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 08, 2025
- New York Times - March 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 12, 2025
- USA Today - March 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 17, 2025
- Daily American - January 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - January 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 02, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 24, 2024
- USA Today - November 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 11, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 05, 2024
- Daily American - October 14, 2024
- USA Today - October 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 09, 2024
- USA Today - September 02, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 01, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 29, 2024
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