The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SMART which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Intelligent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMART | 67 % | 5 |
| BRIGHT | 14 % | 6 |
| APT | 8 % | 3 |
| KEEN | 4 % | 4 |
| RATIONAL | 4 % | 8 |
| SENSIBLE | 2 % | 8 |
| LOGICAL | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Intelligent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- smart as a whip
- brainy
- sophisticated
- sensible
- well-informed
- thinking
- rational
- reasonable
- incisive
- clever
- reasoning
- sound
Crossword Answer definitions
SMART verb- To hurt or sting.
- To cause a smart or sting in.
- To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- Sudden and intense.
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- (Southern) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
- Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
- Pretentious; showy; spruce.
- Brisk; fresh.
- A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
- Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
- Smart-money.
- A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or 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 SMART
- 99's husband, on '60s TV
- Kind of cookie
- Sting
- Maxwell ___ (Agent 86)
- Witty
- He was in control
- Stylish
- Chic
- Nattily dressed
- Kind of money
More clues leading to the result BRIGHT
- Smart
- Above average in IQ
- Intelligent
- Not 66 Across
- Quick-witted
- Radiant
- Like the star of Bethlehem
- Auspicious.
- Vivacious.
- Brainy
More clues leading to the result APT
- Appropriate
- Exactly suitable
- Likely
- NYC home
- Part of a city residential address
- Prone
- Quick to learn
- Given
- Suitable
- 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 RATIONAL
More clues leading to the result SENSIBLE
- Well thought-out
- Displaying good judgment
- Judicious
- Levelheaded
- Down-to-earth
- Well-thought-out
- Reasonable.
- Intelligent.
- Having reason.
- Rational