NERVOUS Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 228 solutions for 'NERVOUS' with 3 to 19 letters.
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The clue "Nervous" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 1, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TENSE", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
NERVOUS with 3 letters
SHY
3
NERVOUS with 4 letters
ACID
4
EDGE
4
EDGY ⭐
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TAUT
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TOEY
4
WARY
4
NERVOUS with 5 letters
ANTSY ⭐
5
FIERY
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GOOSY
5
GUTSY
5
ITCHY
5
JUMPY ⭐
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MOODY
5
MOUSY
5
NERVY
5
SCARY
5
SHAKY
5
TENSE ⭐
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TIMID ⭐
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UNESY ⭐
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UPSET
5
VITAL
5
WINDY
5
NERVOUS with 6 letters
AFRAID
6
BITING
6
FITFUL
6
GOOSEY
6
IN FEAR
6
LIVELY
6
NELLIE
6
NERVAL
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NEURAL
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ON EDGE
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ONEDGE ⭐
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PUNCHY
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QUEASY
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SCARED
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SHAKEN
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SINEWY
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SPOOKY
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STRONG
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TENDER
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TETCHY
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TOUCHY
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UNEASY ⭐
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NERVOUS with 7 letters
ALARMED
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ANXIOUS
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BASHFUL
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CUTTING
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DITHERY
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DRIVING
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EXCITED
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FEARFUL
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FEARING
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FIDGETY
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FRANTIC
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FRETFUL
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HAUNTED
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IN A STEW
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INTENSE
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JITTERY
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KEYEDUP
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MORDANT
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NELLIES
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NERVOSA
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NERVOUS
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PANICKY
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PRICKLY
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RABBITY
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REFINED
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RESTIVE
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RUFFLED
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SHIVERY
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SINEWED
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SINKING
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TACTFUL
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TELLING
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TWITCHY ⭐
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UNQUIET
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UPTIGHT
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WASPISH
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WORRIED
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ZEALOUS
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NERVOUS with 8 letters
AFLUTTER
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AGITABLE
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AGITATED
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ALLERGIC
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ATWITTER
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BOTHERED
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COWARDLY
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CRITICAL
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DELICATE
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DRAMATIC
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EMPATHIC
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ERUPTIVE
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FEARSOME
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FEVERISH
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FLURRIED
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FORCEFUL
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Top answers for NERVOUS crossword clue from newspapers

TENSE
ONEDGE
ANTSY
EDGY
UNEASY
TWITCHY
APPREHENSIVE
TIMID
SKITTISH
UNESY
JUMPY

Definition of Nervous

  • easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"; of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"

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What is the best solution to the riddle NERVOUS?

Solution TENSE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution TENSE is 5 letters long. We have 16 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "NERVOUS"?

There are 228 solutions. The longest is EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE with 19 letters, and the shortest is SHY with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 19 letters long.

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Clue Answers
Nervousness
39
nervous tension
19
nervous state
12
Rarin' to go
11
A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANT THAT INCREASES ENERGY AND DECREASES APPETITE
11
A DISORDER OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND CONVULSIONS
11
ANY OF SEVERAL DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY SPASMODIC MOVEMENTS OF THE BODY AND LIMBS
11
A MEDICATION USED AS A STIMULANT TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
11
AN UNFORTUNATE PERSON WHO IS UNABLE TO PERFORM EFFECTIVELY BECAUSE OF NERVOUS TENSION OR AGITATION
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A NERVOUS BELLIGERENT LITTLE MONGREL DOG
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CAUSE TO BE NERVOUS OR UPSET
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A NERVOUS RESTRAINED LAUGH
10
act nervously
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A DISPOSITION THAT IS CONFUSED OR NERVOUS AND UPSET
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On pins and needles
10
DRUG which depresses activity of central nervous system
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Nervous feeling
6
CENTRAL nervous system damage/disease
6
MAKE nervous
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Sign of nervousness
4
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