The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SASS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Cheek crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SASS | 48 % | 4 |
| NERVE | 16 % | 5 |
| JOWL | 10 % | 4 |
| TEMERITY | 5 % | 8 |
| PERTNESS | 5 % | 8 |
| SASSINESS | 3 % | 9 |
| CHUTZPAH | 3 % | 8 |
| GALL | 3 % | 4 |
| INSOLENCE | 3 % | 9 |
| SAUCE | 1 % | 5 |
| GENA | 1 % | 4 |
| AUDACITY | 1 % | 8 |
Why may SASS be the right solution?
"SASS" is a slang term that can mean cheeky or impudent behavior, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Cheek."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cheek
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- face
- buccal
- oral
- nerve
- buttock
- brass
- impudence
- effrontery
- boldness
- impertinence
- jaw
- jowl
Crossword Answer definitions
SASS noun- Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
- Vegetables used in making sauces.
- To talk, to talk back.
- To speak insolently to.
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 SASS
More clues leading to the result NERVE
More clues leading to the result JOWL
- Dewlap
- Hog's cheek
- Mandible
- Fleshy facial feature
- Cheek by ___
- Cheek flesh
- Droopy cheek
- Fleshy part
- It may hang by the neck
- Fleshy cheek
More clues leading to the result TEMERITY
- Cheek
- Boldness
- Rashness
- Recklessness
- Foolhardiness.
- Foolish boldness.
- Recklessness.
- Nerviness.
- Nerve.
- Undue boldness
More clues leading to the result PERTNESS
More clues leading to the result SASSINESS
More clues leading to the result CHUTZPAH
- Real nerve
- *Unmitigated gall
- Audacity
- Cheek
- Impudence
- Alan Dershowitz book
- Gall
- Unmitigated gall
- Impudence; gall
- Cheekiness
More clues leading to the result GALL
- Impudent boldness
- Rub sore
- Saddle sore
- Nerve
- Unmitigated __
- Irk big-time
- Chutzpah
- Effrontery
- Some nerve
- Brazen boldness
More clues leading to the result INSOLENCE
- Brat's specialty?
- Fresh answers, say
- Rudeness
- Cheek
- RUDE BEHAVIOR
- Impertinence.
- Gross disrespect.
- Studied discourtesy.
- Disrespectful behavior.
- Haughtiness
More clues leading to the result SAUCE
- Food decorator
- Pesto, for one
- Cranberry, e.g.
- Pasta topping
- Back talk
- Booze, with "the"
- Pesto or aioli
- Marinara or pesto
- Hollandaise, e.g.
- Ziti topper
More clues leading to the result GENA
- Rowlands, the actress
- Rowlands with a 2015 Honorary Academy Award
- Actress Rowlands
- Rowlands of Hollywood
- Rowlands of "Gloria"
- Rowlands of "The Notebook"
- Rowlands of film
- "Baywatch" actress ___ Lee Nolin
- Actress Rowlands of "A Woman Under the Influence"
- Filmdom's Rowlands