The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BRAIN , but the solution may also be BRAINS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Genius crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BRAIN | 23 % | 5 |
| EINSTEIN | 16 % | 8 |
| ROCKETSCIENTIST | 16 % | 15 |
| BRAINIAC | 16 % | 8 |
| MASTERMIND | 3 % | 10 |
| TALENT | 3 % | 6 |
| BRAINS | 3 % | 6 |
| GREATBRAIN | 3 % | 10 |
| FIRE | 3 % | 4 |
| WHIZ | 3 % | 4 |
| WIZARD | 3 % | 6 |
| MENTALGIANT | 3 % | 11 |
| WIZ | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Genius
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mastermind
- wiz
- flair
- hotshot
- adept
- maven
- wizard
- sensation
- wizardry
- brilliance
- whizz
- virtuoso
Crossword Answer definitions
BRAIN noun- The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- An intelligent person.
- (in the plural) Intellect.
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- Oral sex.
- Mind.
- To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
- To strike (someone) on the head.
- To destroy; to put an end to.
- To conceive in the mind; to understand.
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 BRAIN
- Upper story
- "You can't process me with a normal ___."
- Head piece?
- Think tank?
- Robin Cook book
- Cranium's contents
- Gray matter
- Einstein
- High-IQ sort
- Woody Allen's "second favorite organ"
More clues leading to the result EINSTEIN
- Brainiac
- Physicist who published four groundbreaking articles in 1905
- Element 99 was named for him
- Author of the "Annus Mirabilis" papers
- German genius
- Genius
- Relativity researcher
- Mensa member?
- Name synonymous with genius
- "___ on the Beach" (Philip Glass's first opera)
More clues leading to the result ROCKETSCIENTIST
- Genius
- Houston hoops brainiac?
- Brainy sort
- Math whiz
- Egghead
- Brainiac
- Profession requiring advanced math skills
- Stereotypical brainiac
More clues leading to the result BRAINIAC
- Einstein type
- Genius
- 2006 Ken Jennings book ... or the author himself
- Einstein
- Comic book villain
- Really smart one
More clues leading to the result MASTERMIND
- Supreme strategist
- Brains
- Code-breaking game with colored pegs
- *Brain trust member
- Plan and direct
- Du Maurier's Svengali, for instance.
- Leader of a brain trust.
- Brains behind a project.
- Engineer.
- Superman of a sort
More clues leading to the result TALENT
- Knack
- Kind of scout
- Scout's quest
- Raw material?
- Spinning plates on a stick, e.g.
- ___ show
- Flair
- What a scout may seek
- Gift
- What some scouts discover
More clues leading to the result BRAINS
- Mastermind
- Intelligence
- Smarts
- Eggheads
- They may be picked at meetings
- Gray matter
- Really smart people
- Thinking things
- Smartness
- Important possession of a former "trust."
More clues leading to the result GREATBRAIN
More clues leading to the result FIRE
- "__ at will"
- Can
- Put in a kiln
- Camper's need
- With 57-Across, "atomic" sucking candy that violates building safety codes?
- Let go
- Sack
- Bake, as pottery
- Send packing
- "___ in the hole!"
More clues leading to the result WHIZ
More clues leading to the result WIZARD
- Dumbledore, for one
- Hogwarts alumnus
- Software helper
- "Taxi Driver" role
- Pooh Bah of Oz
- Necromancer
- *Oz ruler
- Sorcerer
- Oz man.
- Genius.