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Spine-tingling

Answer: EERIE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Spine-tingling" is answered by EERIE, a 5-letter entry. Used 256 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.

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EERIE

EERIE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EERIE answer page.

256Times used
34Distinct years
2026Most recent year
28Publications

Used 256 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.

  • SCARY (22 uses in xd)
  • CREEPY (6 uses in xd)
  • EERY (1 uses in xd)
  • EXCITING (1 uses in xd)
  • SPOOKY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EERIE

Every other clue in this pilot answered by EERIE, most used first.

  • Spooky - used 434 times, most recently in 2026
  • Uncanny - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
  • Creepy - used 153 times, most recently in 2026

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