The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GLINT , but the solution may also be JIFFY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Flash crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GLINT | 35 % | 5 |
| GLEAM | 9 % | 5 |
| SEC | 9 % | 3 |
| JIFF | 4 % | 4 |
| SPARK | 4 % | 5 |
| INSTANT | 4 % | 7 |
| JIFFY | 4 % | 5 |
| SPECIALNEWSITEM | 3 % | 15 |
| BOLTOFLIGHTNING | 3 % | 15 |
| GLANCE | 3 % | 6 |
| IDEA | 3 % | 4 |
| PHOTOGRAPHYGEAR | 3 % | 15 |
| STREAK | 3 % | 6 |
| SNAP | 1 % | 4 |
| GLITZ | 1 % | 5 |
| BRIEFMOMENT | 1 % | 11 |
| SPLITSECOND | 1 % | 11 |
| DART | 1 % | 4 |
| MOVIESERIALHERO | 1 % | 15 |
| TWINK | 1 % | 5 |
| PIZZAZZ | 1 % | 7 |
| SPASM | 1 % | 5 |
| GLISTEN | 1 % | 7 |
| STROBE | 1 % | 6 |
| GARISHNESS | 1 % | 10 |
| TRICE | 1 % | 5 |
Why may JIFFY be the right solution?
The term "in a jiffy" means doing something quickly or in a flash, making "JIFFY" a fitting answer to the clue "Flash."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flash
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- twinkle
- twinkling
- glint
- flare
- blink
- wink
- scud
- trice
- loud
- split second
- gaudy
- tawdry
Crossword Answer definitions
GLINT noun- A short flash of light.
- To flash or gleam briefly.
- To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
- To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
- To dry; to wither.
- (of a blade) Not sharp; dull.
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 GLINT
- Flash
- Flash of light
- Brief sparkle
- Evanescent light
- Flash, as of light
- Faint gleam
- Quick flash
- Tiny flash
- Brief flash
- Fleeting flash
More clues leading to the result GLEAM
- Coruscate
- Flash of light
- Shine
- Sparkle with the radiance of a movie star's teeth
- Brief flash of light
- Scintillate
- Reflected light
- What freshly waxed cars do
- Slight manifestation
- Brief twinkle
More clues leading to the result SEC
- "Hold on a ___!"
- "Just a __!"
- "Short" time
- Financial regulatory org.
- Investor-protecting gr.
- Jiff
- Jiffy
- Moment
- Not sweet, winewise
- NYSE reg.
More clues leading to the result JIFF
- Quick moment
- Quick second
- Blink of an eye, for short
- Blink of an eye
- Sec
- Very short time
- Brief moment, briefly
- Flash
- Brief sec
- Short time
More clues leading to the result SPARK
- Kind of plug
- Instigate
- Catalyst
- Scintilla
- Bit of fire
- Fire from a plug
- Bit of excitement
- Fire starter
- Touch off
- Fiery particle
More clues leading to the result INSTANT
- Split-second
- Quick coffee
- Like some coffee
- Flash
- Coffee choice
- Brief time
- Without a wait
- Immediate
- Moment
- Jiffy
More clues leading to the result JIFFY
- Quick sec
- Short span, slangily
- Blink of an eye
- Instant
- Twinkling
- In a __ (quickly)
- Instant: Colloq.
- Two shakes.
- Sec
- Flash
More clues leading to the result SPECIALNEWSITEM
More clues leading to the result BOLTOFLIGHTNING
- Noguchi sculpture in Philadelphia that pays tribute to Benjamin Franklin
- Streak in a stormy sky
- Electricity in the sky
- Electrical display
- Storm phenomenon
- Electricity in a storm
- Thunderstorm sighting
- Thunder preceder
- Zeus' weapon
- Flash
More clues leading to the result GLANCE
- Quick survey
- Cursory inspection
- Quick look
- Quick once-over
- Strike obliquely
- Hit but ricochet
- Take a gander
- Hardly a stare
- Ricochet
- Brief look
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
More clues leading to the result PHOTOGRAPHYGEAR
More clues leading to the result STREAK
- Mean, for one
- Unbroken series of events
- BLITZEN
- Look natural on a baseball field, say
- Run out of gear?
- Unbroken run
- Uninterrupted series
- Window cleaner's blemish
- Barely run?
- Demonstrate raw speed?
More clues leading to the result SNAP
- One of the Rice Krispies sounds
- A Rice Krispies sound
- Coat closer
- Kind of cookie
- Lose it
- Sodium hydroxide
- Cookie variety
- Crackle's colleague
- Fastener
- Jacket fastener
More clues leading to the result GLITZ
- Quality shown during Oscar night
- Pretentious show
- Razzle-dazzle
- Furs, fancy cars, etc.
- Sparkle
- Tinseltown trademark
- Ostentation
- Flash
- Display on a red carpet
- Gaudiness
More clues leading to the result BRIEFMOMENT
More clues leading to the result SPLITSECOND
- Rutger Hauer sci-fi thriller, 1992
- Ji / ffy?
- Instant
- Blink of an eye
- Flash
- Brief moment
- Very short space of time.
- Twinkling.
- Trice
- "2 ND"
More clues leading to the result DART
- Flit about
- Pub missile
- Pub projectile
- Blowgun ammo
- Thing shot in a bar
- Bull's-eye hitter
- Fly (through)
- It may be blown out by a hunter
- It might be thrown at a bull
- It might be tossed out while picking up a blonde
More clues leading to the result MOVIESERIALHERO
More clues leading to the result TWINK
More clues leading to the result PIZZAZZ
More clues leading to the result SPASM
- Burst of emotion
- Crick in the neck, e.g.
- Involuntary contraction
- Leg cramp
- Leg cramp, e.g.
- Sudden contraction
- Big jerk
- Outburst
- Throe
- Twitch
More clues leading to the result GLISTEN
- Reflect a faint intermittent glow
- Shine
- Sparkle
- What icicles do in the sun
- Sparkle in the sun
- Shimmer.
- Scintillate.
- Sparkle.
- Shine.
- Flash
More clues leading to the result STROBE
- Disco light
- Night-club light
- Photographer's light
- Flasher at a disco
- Disco flasher
- Timing-signal light
- Discotheque effect
- Disco feature
- Disco fixture
- Flasher of a sort