The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word GAY which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Merry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GAY | 25 % | 3 |
| RIANT | 16 % | 5 |
| JOVIAL | 16 % | 6 |
| JOCUND | 8 % | 6 |
| FESTIVE | 8 % | 7 |
| JOCOSE | 6 % | 6 |
| GLEESOME | 4 % | 8 |
| JOYOUS | 2 % | 6 |
| MIRTHFUL | 2 % | 8 |
| SPORTFUL | 2 % | 8 |
| JOLLY | 2 % | 5 |
| RIPROARIOUS | 2 % | 11 |
| BLITHE | 2 % | 6 |
| GLAD | 2 % | 4 |
| GLEEFUL | 2 % | 7 |
| GALA | 2 % | 4 |
Why may GAY be the right solution?
The word "merry" can be a synonym for "gay" meaning happy or festive.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Merry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jolly
- festive
- joyous
- gay
- jovial
- gala
- festal
- mirthful
- lively
- zippy
- energetic
- snappy
Crossword Answer definitions
GAY noun- (chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian.
- Something which is bright or colorful, such as a picture or a flower.
- An ornament, a knick-knack.
- To make happy or cheerful.
- To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people.
- (possibly obsolete) Happy, joyful, and lively.
- Quick, fast.
- (possibly obsolete) Festive, bright, or colourful.
- Sexually promiscuous (of any gender), (sometimes particularly) engaged in prostitution.
- Homosexual:
- A pejorative:
- (of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back.
- (possibly obsolete) Considerable, great, large in number, size, or degree.
- (possibly obsolete) Considerably, very.
- The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand.
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 GAY
- Enola ___
- Like the 1890s
- Author Talese
- Nineties descriptor
- Flaming, say
- Kind of bar
- Man's man?
- Writer Talese
- 1890s description
- Lively
More clues leading to the result RIANT
- Laughing
- Cheerful
- Mirthful
- Having a laugh
- Cheery
- Merry
- Gleeful
- All smiles
- Not at all blue
- Laughing in the Louvre
More clues leading to the result JOVIAL
- Very merry
- Cheerful
- Full of high spirits
- Like Santa Claus
- Good-humored
- Gay
- Merry
- Santalike
- Endowed with a spirit of goodfellowship.
- Full of good humor.
More clues leading to the result JOCUND
- Full of merriment
- Lighthearted
- Full of good humor
- Merry
- Blithe
- Cheerful
- Full of fun
- Mirthful
- Cheerful.
- Merry.
More clues leading to the result FESTIVE
- Joyous
- Gala
- Merry
- Gay.
- Describing Britain.
- Full of gaiety.
- Holidayish
- Like wingdings
- Celebratory
- Like holiday get-togethers
More clues leading to the result JOCOSE
- Witty
- Merry
- Full of merriment
- Good-humored
- Playful
- Humorous
- Given to prankishness
- Given to merriment
- Rib-tickling
- Merry.
More clues leading to the result GLEESOME
More clues leading to the result JOYOUS
More clues leading to the result MIRTHFUL
More clues leading to the result SPORTFUL
More clues leading to the result JOLLY
- Happy
- ___ -Time popcorn
- Merry
- "A right ___ old elf" (Santa)
- Cheerful
- Like St. Nick
- Like the Green Giant
- Boisterous
- Like old St. Nick
- Santa-like
More clues leading to the result RIPROARIOUS
More clues leading to the result BLITHE
- Lighthearted
- Carefree
- Like Shelley's skylark
- Heedless
- Joyous
- Untroubled
- Like a carefree spirit
- Without a care in the world
- Cheerful and carefree
- Happy-go-lucky
More clues leading to the result GLAD
- Hefty competitor
- Cheerfully willing
- Happy
- Like some rags
- Tickled pink
- Ziploc competitor
- Thrilled
- Pleased as punch
- Like some wrap
- "I'm So ___" (song from the album "Fresh Cream")
More clues leading to the result GLEEFUL
- Jocular
- Apt to jump and shout
- All smiles
- Full of joy
- Happy.
- Full of fun.
- Far from plaintive
- Merry
- Exultant
- Jubilant