ON EDGE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 57 solutions for 'ON EDGE' with 4 to 16 letters.
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The clue "On edge" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on December 1, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TENSE", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
ON EDGE with 4 letters
EDGE
4
EDGY
4
TAUT
4
ON EDGE with 5 letters
ANTSY ⭐
5
EAGER
5
HASTY
5
ITCHY
5
JUMPY ⭐
5
NERVY ⭐
5
TENSE ⭐
5
TESTY ⭐
5
ON EDGE with 6 letters
AFRAID
6
UNEASY ⭐
6
ON EDGE with 7 letters
ANXIOUS ⭐
7
CHAFING
7
EXCITED
7
FEARFUL
7
FIDGETY
7
FRETFUL
7
IN A STEW
7
JITTERY
7
KEYED UP
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KEYED-UP
7
NERVOUS
7
PANICKY
7
RESTIVE
7
SQUIRMY
7
TWITCHY ⭐
7
UNQUIET
7
UPTIGHT ⭐
7
ON EDGE with 8 letters
FRETTING
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HOPPED-UP
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IN A SWEAT
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ON TIPTOE
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RESTLESS
8
ON EDGE with 9 letters
ALL NERVES
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EXCITABLE
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ILLATEASE ⭐
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IMPATIENT
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IMPETUOUS
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IN A LATHER
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IRRITABLE
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QUIVERING
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SQUIRMING
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UNPATIENT
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ON EDGE with 10 letters
BREATHLESS
10
FRIGHTENED
10
HIGH-STRUNG
10
IN SUSPENSE
10
OVERSTRUNG
10
ON EDGE with 11 letters
ANTSY-PANTSY
11
OVERWROUGHT
11
ON EDGE with 12 letters
APPREHENSIVE
12
NERVES ON EDGE
12
ON EDGE with 13 letters
ON TENTERHOOKS
13
ON EDGE with 15 letters
WITH BATED BREATH
15
ON EDGE with 16 letters
WITH MUSCLES TENSE
16

Top answers for ON EDGE crossword clue from newspapers

TENSE
JUMPY
NERVY
UNEASY
TESTY
ANTSY
ANXIOUS
TWITCHY
UPTIGHT
ILLATEASE

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Solution TENSE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution TENSE is 5 letters long. We have 7 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "ON EDGE"?

There are 57 solutions. The longest is WITH MUSCLES TENSE with 16 letters, and the shortest is EDGE with 4 letters.

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Solutions are between 4 and 16 letters long.

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Clue Answers
Grammar class subject
6
not relaxed
6
Under stress
4
Grammar topic
4
In need of a massage
4
In need of a backrub
3
All wired up
2
Future perfect, for one
2
In need of a back rub, say
2
It may be perfect
2
Like a close game, usually
2
Present, say
2
Present, e.g.
2
Not relaxed
2
Canyon edge
1
Canyon edges
1
All in knots
1
Time in grammar
1
Taut; strained
1
Nervous and unable to relax
1
‘ON EDGE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘ON EDGE’ is the solution:
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