The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EINSTEIN , but the solution may also be MIND which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Brain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EINSTEIN | 27 % | 8 |
| GRAYMATTER | 18 % | 10 |
| MIND | 9 % | 4 |
| CONK | 9 % | 4 |
| SMARTIE | 9 % | 7 |
| GENIUS | 9 % | 6 |
| NOODLE | 9 % | 6 |
| INTELLECTUAL | 9 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- encephalon
- head
- psyche
- genius
- mentality
- brainpower
- mastermind
- wit
- nous
- mind
- learning ability
- mental capacity
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result EINSTEIN
- Brainiac
- Physicist who published four groundbreaking articles in 1905
- Element 99 was named for him
- Author of the "Annus Mirabilis" papers
- German genius
- Genius
- Relativity researcher
- Mensa member?
- Name synonymous with genius
- "___ on the Beach" (Philip Glass's first opera)
More clues leading to the result GRAYMATTER
- Noodle makeup
- Neither black nor white chemical stuff?
- Intellect, informally
- Brains
- Brain substance, and a hint to the ends of 17- and 37-Across and 11- and 28-Down
- *Brains, informally
- *Brains, figuratively
- Brain
- Brain, so to speak
- Intellect.
More clues leading to the result MIND
- Kind of reading
- Obey
- It may be blown or read
- Take care of
- Give a darn
- Be bothered by
- ___ control
- Conqueror of matter
- Do as you re told
- Pay heed
More clues leading to the result CONK
- Bop
- Knock on the noggin
- Die (out)
- Hit on the head
- Straighten, as hair
- Brain
- Stop running, with "out"
- Bop on the bean
- Bop on the noggin
- Die, with "out"
More clues leading to the result SMARTIE
- Wiseguy
- Clever piece of candy
- Smug sort
- Know-it-all
- Smug one
- Classic candy with a biconcave shape
- Brain
- Wiseacre
- Wise guy
- Obnoxious know-it-all
More clues leading to the result GENIUS
- Mensa prospect
- It may be sheer
- Brainiac
- Mensa material
- Brilliance
- Einstein
- Brilliant person
- Brain
- Unusual mental power.
- Mental endowment.
More clues leading to the result NOODLE
- Improvise on the piano
- Soup letter
- Asian salad ingredient
- Piece of pasta
- The old bean
- Bean
- Head, slangily
- Saimin or wonton feature
- Alphabet soup "letter"
- Improvise on the ivories