The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WISE , but the solution may also be KEEN which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Discerning crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WISE | 21 % | 4 |
| SAPIENT | 17 % | 7 |
| ASTUTE | 14 % | 6 |
| KEEN | 14 % | 4 |
| SAGE | 3 % | 4 |
| MAKINGOUT | 3 % | 9 |
| ACUTE | 3 % | 5 |
| OPENEYED | 3 % | 8 |
| NICE | 3 % | 4 |
| CLEAREYED | 3 % | 9 |
| SUBTLE | 3 % | 6 |
| SELECTIVE | 3 % | 9 |
| PRUDENT | 3 % | 7 |
| SENTIENT | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Discerning
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- perceptive
- percipient
- discriminating
- perspicacious
- clear-eyed
- clear-sighted
- tactful
- fine
- prescient
- discreet
- clear
- apprehensive
Crossword Answer definitions
WISE verb- To become wise.
- Usually with "up", to inform or learn.
- Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
- Disrespectful.
- Aware, informed.
- Way, manner, method.
- To instruct.
- To advise; induce.
- To show the way, guide.
- To direct the course of, pilot.
- To cause to turn.
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 WISE
- Chip maker
- Judicious
- Sage
- Prudent
- Sagacious
- Like Melchior
- Full of smarts
- Word to the ___
- Solomonic
- Like some cracks?
More clues leading to the result SAPIENT
More clues leading to the result ASTUTE
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp as tacks
- Shrewd
- Insightful
- On the ball
- Very clever
- No dummy
- Very perceptive
- Sagacious
- Clever
More clues leading to the result KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___
More clues leading to the result SAGE
- Mint-family member
- Wise guy?
- Cooking herb
- Guru
- Type of advice
- Very wise
- Wise guy
- Aromatic herb
- Flavorful herb
- Stuffing herb
More clues leading to the result MAKINGOUT
More clues leading to the result ACUTE
- Like some accents
- Penetrating
- Perceptive
- Very distressing
- Keenly perceptive
- Kind of angle
- Intense
- Quick-sighted
- Sharp
- Like pain after getting poked
More clues leading to the result OPENEYED
- Wide-awake
- Alert
- Watchful
- Observant
- Discerning
- Alert.
- On the lookout
- Looking out for
- Clear-sighted
- Fully aware
More clues leading to the result NICE
- "No more Mr. __ guy!"
- Well-behaved
- Pleasant city on the Riviera
- __-nelly
- Fine and dandy
- Fine!
- Pleasant
- Sweet
- ___ guy syndrome
- "Good shot!"
More clues leading to the result CLEAREYED
More clues leading to the result SUBTLE
- Like some hints
- Understated
- Between-the-lines
- Easy to overlook
- Far from obvious
- Difficult to understand
- Crafty
- Nuanced
- Hard to get
- Discerning.
More clues leading to the result SELECTIVE
More clues leading to the result PRUDENT
- Well-advised
- Provident
- Discerning
- Judicious
- Sensible, à la George Bush Sr.
- "Immortal word" in a Bush 41 quote of Dana Carvey
- Wise
- Frugal
- Cautious.
- Highly sensible.