The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LIGHTUP , but the solution may also be LIVEN which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Brighten crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIGHTUP | 20 % | 7 |
| GILD | 20 % | 4 |
| LIVEN | 20 % | 5 |
| ENLIVEN | 13 % | 7 |
| ILLUME | 13 % | 6 |
| CHEER | 7 % | 5 |
| PERKUP | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brighten
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lighten
- light up
- clear
- clear up
- lighten up
- illuminate
- enlighten
- enhance
- gild
- enliven
- darken
- beautify
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 LIGHTUP
- Start to shine
- Brighten
- Show happiness
- Brighten.
- Pay no heed to smoking rules
- Clue for the four longest answers in this puzzle
- Brighten, or a hint to each starred answer's vertical continuation
- Show sudden joy
- Show elation
- Smoke
More clues leading to the result GILD
- Coat with gold
- Give an expensive coat
- Cover in gold
- Cover with gold leaf
- Overlay with aurum
- Adorn with aureate trim
- Adorn unnecessarily
- Coat, as a lily
- Attempt to improve the lily
- Put on a golden coat
More clues leading to the result LIVEN
- Add some zip
- Freshen (up)
- Spice (up)
- Perk up
- Bring excitement to, with "up"
- Energize
- Pep (up)
- Add pep to, with "up"
- Add zing to
- Animate
More clues leading to the result ENLIVEN
- Energize
- Animate
- Boost the entertainment value of, say
- Jazz up
- Intensify
- Make more engaging
- Spice up
- Stir up
- Pep up
- Add spice to
More clues leading to the result ILLUME
- Shed light on
- Light up, old style
- Light
- Supply with light, old-style
- Shed light on, poetically
- Brighten.
- Make light.
- Make bright.
- Light up: Poet.
- Enlighten
More clues leading to the result CHEER
- "Stay colorful" detergent
- "Who's your daddy!" e.g.
- Encouraging sound
- Merrymaking
- Give a big hand
- Say horray
- Sound at a pep rally
- Root
- College-game chant
- Root in the stands