Other words for a pain—for example, in the arm: “She’s had a(n) ________ in her arm for a week.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| CRAMP | 6 |
| SHOOTING PAIN | 5 |
| ACHE | 4 |
| CATCH | 2 |
| HURT | 2 |
| KINK | 2 |
| PAIN | 2 |
| CROOK | 1 |
| DISCOMFORT | 1 |
| KNOT | 1 |
| MISERY | 1 |
| STITCH | 1 |
| TWITCH | 1 |
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