The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SMART which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Bright crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMART | 26 % | 5 |
| SUNNY | 10 % | 5 |
| SUNLIT | 7 % | 6 |
| ROSY | 7 % | 4 |
| SHINY | 6 % | 5 |
| BRAINY | 5 % | 6 |
| APT | 5 % | 3 |
| GAY | 5 % | 3 |
| STARRY | 4 % | 6 |
| CLEVER | 4 % | 6 |
| CHEERY | 2 % | 6 |
| INTELLIGENT | 2 % | 11 |
| RADIANT | 2 % | 7 |
| CLEAR | 2 % | 5 |
| STELLAR | 1 % | 7 |
| AGLEAM | 1 % | 6 |
| SHINYASANEWPENNY | 1 % | 16 |
| LIT | 1 % | 3 |
| WELLLIGHTED | 1 % | 11 |
| LIVE | 1 % | 4 |
| CHEERFUL | 1 % | 8 |
| AGLOW | 1 % | 5 |
| IDEA | 1 % | 4 |
| SUNSHINY | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bright
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shiny
- shining
- beamy
- aglow
- effulgent
- glowing
- fulgent
- refulgent
- luminous
- lucent
- nitid
- lustrous
Crossword Answer definitions
SMART verb- To hurt or sting.
- To cause a smart or sting in.
- To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- Sudden and intense.
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- (Southern) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
- Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
- Pretentious; showy; spruce.
- Brisk; fresh.
- A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
- Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
- Smart-money.
- A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
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 SMART
- 99's husband, on '60s TV
- Kind of cookie
- Sting
- Maxwell ___ (Agent 86)
- Witty
- He was in control
- Stylish
- Chic
- Nattily dressed
- Kind of money
More clues leading to the result SUNNY
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
- Bright and cheerful
- Like some dispositions
- Far from dreary
- Bright
- ___-side up
- Weather forecast
- Nice out
- Favorable forecast
More clues leading to the result SUNLIT
- Bathed in rays
- Naturally illuminated
- Bright in daytime
- Illuminated naturally
- Naturally bright?
- Like daytime
- Like an atrium
- Bright, as a porch
- Bright, as a patio
- Like a patio, perhaps
More clues leading to the result ROSY
- Like some cheeks
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
- Like cold cheeks
- Upbeat
- Pollyannaish
- Looking up
- Promising
- Like a bright outlook
- Upbeat in outlook
More clues leading to the result SHINY
- Polished
- Like Rudolph's nose
- Bright
- In need of powder
- Lustrous
- Just polished
- Like a new car
- Like a new penny
- Like a newly-minted coin
- In need of powder, maybe
More clues leading to the result BRAINY
- Eggheaded
- Gifted with gray matter
- Like Mensa members
- Like the valedictorian
- Bright
- Adjective for an egghead.
- Intelligent: Colloq.
- Adjective for a quiz winner.
- Intellectual.
- Smart
More clues leading to the result APT
- Appropriate
- Exactly suitable
- Likely
- NYC home
- Part of a city residential address
- Prone
- Quick to learn
- Given
- Suitable
- Clever
More clues leading to the result GAY
- Enola ___
- Like the 1890s
- Author Talese
- Nineties descriptor
- Flaming, say
- Kind of bar
- Man's man?
- Writer Talese
- 1890s description
- Lively
More clues leading to the result STARRY
- Like the Milky Way
- Glittering above
- Like a van Gogh night
- Like a cloudless night
- Like mountain skies
- ___-eyed (overly romantic)
- Like a good night for astronomers
- Astronomer's favorite kind of sky
- Like Van Gogh's night
- Like a clear night sky
More clues leading to the result CLEVER
More clues leading to the result CHEERY
- In good spirits
- Upbeat
- Festive
- Enlivening
- Heartening
- All smiles
- Opposite of blue
- Optimistic
- Bright and gay.
- Gay.
More clues leading to the result INTELLIGENT
More clues leading to the result RADIANT
- Beaming
- Smilingly glowing
- Third in a series of Web postings
- Aglow
- Shining
- Sunny
- Luminous
- Glowing
- Beaming brightly
- Twinkling
More clues leading to the result CLEAR
- Easily understood
- Free from guilt
- Unclouded
- "_____ and Present Danger"
- Loud's partner
- Pass over
- Unblemished
- Weatherman's word
- Unmistakable
- Forecaster's word
More clues leading to the result STELLAR
- Outstanding
- First-rate
- Amazing and then some
- Like a celebrity
- Sidereal or splendid
- Of constellations
- Astral
- Dazzling
- Shining
- Top-notch
More clues leading to the result AGLEAM
- Shining
- Radiant
- Like freshly brushed teeth, maybe
- Brightly shining
- Shimmering
- Shining brightly
- Sparkly
- Bright
- Shining.
- Twinkling
More clues leading to the result SHINYASANEWPENNY
More clues leading to the result LIT
- Aglow
- Kindled
- Struck a match
- Touched down
- Put a match to
- Set on fire
- Pickled
- Turnt up
- Beyond tipsy
- All fired up?
More clues leading to the result WELLLIGHTED
More clues leading to the result LIVE
- Like most news shows
- Part of SNL
- __-action (animated)
- Not prerecorded
- Reside
- "Saturday Night __"
- Not taped
- Start of New Hampshire motto
- Happening right now
- Not on tape
More clues leading to the result CHEERFUL
- Showing good spirits
- Happy as a lark
- In good spirits
- Upbeat
- High-spirited
- Blithe.
- In good spirits.
- Bright.
- Blithe
- Pollyannaish
More clues leading to the result AGLOW
- Beaming
- Shining
- Radiant
- Brightly burning
- Softly lit
- Subtly illuminated
- All shiny
- Radiating light
- Like a lit lamp
- Throwing off light
More clues leading to the result IDEA
- Concept
- "What's the big __?"
- Brainstorm
- Cartoon bubble
- Clue
- Gist
- Inspiration
- Light bulb, in comics
- Notion
- Sneaking suspicion