The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PERT , but the solution may also be BRASH which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Cocky crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PERT | 17 % | 4 |
| BRASH | 17 % | 5 |
| SURE | 17 % | 4 |
| VAIN | 8 % | 4 |
| SMUG | 8 % | 4 |
| PERK | 8 % | 4 |
| PROUD | 8 % | 5 |
| PHALLIC | 8 % | 7 |
| AVIAN | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cocky
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- assertive
- presumptuous
- arrogant
- pretentious
- conceited
- stuck-up
- proud
- ostentatious
- self-righteous
- cheeky
- impudent
- insolence
Crossword Answer definitions
PERT noun- An impudent person.
- To behave with pertness.
- (of a person) Attractive.
- (of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely.
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
- (especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent.
- Open; evident; unhidden; apert.
- 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 PERT
- Cheeky
- Saucy
- Bold and sassy
- Sassy
- Trim and stylish
- Cute and saucy
- Fresh-mouthed
- Lively Frippertronics excerpt (4)
- Shampoo in a green bottle
- Suave competitor
More clues leading to the result BRASH
- Cocksure
- Having moxie
- Impetuous
- Audacious
- Forward
- Lacking restraint
- Foolhardy
- Impudent
- Full of testosterone, perhaps
- Having some nerve
More clues leading to the result SURE
More clues leading to the result VAIN
- Like Narcissus
- Egotistical
- Conceited
- Nose-in-the-air
- Fond of oneself
- Cocksure
- Cocky
- Mirror-conscious
- Useless
- Full of oneself
More clues leading to the result SMUG
- Offensively satisfied
- Cocksure
- Extremely proud of oneself
- On an ego trip
- Too sure of oneself
- Like one with a shit-eating grin
- Complacent
- Self-satisfied
- Self-congratulatory
- Feeling superior
More clues leading to the result PERK
- Benefit
- Corporate benefit
- Bigwig's benefit
- Make coffee
- Employment extra
- One way to make coffee
- Bonus at the office
- Half-day Fridays, e.g.
- Ability to telecommute, e.g.
- Central ___ (coffeeshop on "Friends")
More clues leading to the result PROUD
- Button-popping condition
- Puffed up
- Cocky
- Vainglorious
- Self-esteeming
- Vain
- Peacock-like
- Haughty
- Tarquin the ___ (final king of Rome)
- "___ Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revivial hit)