Answer: SPASM
SPASM is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 113 times.
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
 - An actual jerk
 - Unavoidable jerk
 - Burst of emotion
 - Cause of hiccups
 - Sudden energy burst
 - Back problem
 - Uncontrolled jerk
 - Brief flash
 - Sudden movement
 - Muscle cramp
 - Muscle twitch, e.g.
 - Jerk, e.g.
 - Twitch, say
 - Unpredictable jerk
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 19, 2025
 - USA Today - August 08, 2025
 - New York Times - March 25, 2025
 - USA Today - March 07, 2025
 - USA Today - November 22, 2024
 - USA Today - September 02, 2024
 - LA Times - August 06, 2024
 - USA Today - April 25, 2024
 - New York Times - March 20, 2024
 - New York Times - January 29, 2024
 - LA Times - January 05, 2024
 - LA Times - December 31, 2023
 - New York Times - December 11, 2023
 - New York Times - November 30, 2023
 - LA Times - October 16, 2023
 - LA Times - July 23, 2023
 - LA Times - July 22, 2023
 - New York Times - February 19, 2023
 - LA Times - January 07, 2023
 - New York Times - July 11, 2022
 
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