Tight spots
The crossword clue "Tight spots" is answered by JAMS, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
JAMS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the JAMS answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 8 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- SQUEEZES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for JAMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by JAMS, most used first.
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- Toast toppings - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Printer problems - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Bread spreads - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Improvises with the band - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Spots - SEES, used 108 times
- Stretched tight - TAUT, used 72 times
- Tight-fitting - SNUG, used 49 times
- Pulled tight - TAUT, used 38 times
- Drawn tight - TAUT, used 36 times
- Teen spots? - ACNE, used 27 times
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