The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PUN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1967.
Form of humor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PUN | 50 % | 3 |
| IRONY | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Form of humor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wit
- joke
- jest
- gag
- funny
- jape
- mockers
- standing joke
- drollery
- farce
- inside joke
- pleasantry
Crossword Answer definitions
PUN noun- A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
- To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
- To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
- A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
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 PUN
- Crossword clue, sometimes
- Play on words
- "Cherry Garcia," e.g.
- "Cunning linguist," e.g.
- "The HarBowl," e.g.
- Crossword answer, at times
- Frank Zappa's "Sheik Yerbouti," e.g.
- Slain rapper Big ___
- The Beatles, e.g.
- "Silent knight," e.g.
More clues leading to the result IRONY
- "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
- O. Henry device
- Literary device
- Subtle twist
- "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
- Device used by O. Henry
- Sardonic wit
- "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
- Dramatic device
- Literary twist