Jump ___ (horror movie staple) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Jump ___ (horror movie staple) featured in New York Times puzzle on February 5, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCARE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCARE Jump ___ (horror movie staple) (5) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
7% SCARY Like horror movies (5) LA Times Daily Feb 2, 2026
7% REACT Jump during a horror movie, say (5) Universal Nov 17, 2025
7% GORE Horror movie staple (4) New York Times Mini Dec 12, 2024
7% JUMPSCARES Staples of horror movies (10) New York Times Mar 17, 2023
7% MONSTERS Horror movie staples (8) USA Today May 8, 2022
7% SCREAM Horror movie staple (6) New York Times Dec 26, 2019
7% CREATURES Horror movie staples (9)
7% ZOMBIE Horror movie staple (6)
6% BASED "___ on a true story ..." (horror movie intensifier) (5)

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