Muscle spasm
The crossword clue "Muscle spasm" is answered by TIC, a 3-letter entry. Used 48 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TIC
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIC answer page.
Used 48 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 14 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.
- TWITCH (11 uses in xd)
- CRAMP (8 uses in xd)
- KINK (2 uses in xd)
- CRICK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by TIC, most used first.
- __-tac-toe - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Twitch - used 142 times, most recently in 2025
- Spasm - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Quirk - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Nervous twitch - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
- Chest muscle - PEC, used 125 times
- Chest muscle, for short - PEC, used 120 times
- Back muscle, briefly - LAT, used 97 times
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