"The situation was very ___" (nerve-racking) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The situation was very ___" (nerve-racking) . 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 TENSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE "The situation was very ___" (nerve-racking) (5)
7% CRISES Nerve-racking situations (6)
7% HOTSEAT Nerve-racking situation (7)
6% ATOP Situated on (4) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
6% GALL Nerve (4) Universal Oct 8, 2025
6% TILES Scrabble rackful (5) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
6% ACCUMULATE Rack up (10) Commuter Sep 29, 2025
6% ORIENTED Situated (8) Universal Sep 12, 2025
6% INPLACE Situated (7) Premier Sunday Sep 7, 2025
6% STRESSFUL Nerve-racking (9) Premier Sunday Aug 8, 2021
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