Jumpy beginning was first (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Jumpy beginning was first (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STARTLED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTLED Jumpy beginning was first (8) (8)
8% TWITCHY Jumpy, on edge (7) (7) Puzzler Aug 7, 2025
7% END "It was the beginning of the ___" (3)
7% INITIALLY At first (9) Commuter Nov 5, 2025
7% MELTS Begins to thaw (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
7% COME "First ___, first served" (4)
7% ONSET Beginning (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
7% ANEW From the beginning (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
7% ORIGINAL First (8) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 19, 2025
7% ISM Doctrine is meaningless to begin with (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
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