The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PALER which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Not so bright crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALER | 47 % | 5 |
| DENSE | 7 % | 5 |
| DIMMED | 7 % | 6 |
| DARKER | 7 % | 6 |
| STUPIDER | 7 % | 8 |
| OBTUSER | 7 % | 7 |
| UNCLEVER | 7 % | 8 |
| DIM | 7 % | 3 |
| DARKISH | 7 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not so bright
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dim
- dim-witted
- dim-bulb
- dim-wit
- dim-bulbed
- dim-wittedness
- dumb
- obtuse
- imbecility
- brain damage
- soft
- retarded
Crossword Answer definitions
PALER adjective- Light in color.
- (of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
- Feeble, faint.
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 PALER
- Lighter in color
- Less colorful
- More ashen
- Not as ruddy
- Not so bright
- Not so ruddy
- Less ruddy
- Not as tanned
- Appearing less healthy
- Less tanned
More clues leading to the result DENSE
- Compact
- Like a pea-soup fog
- No Einstein
- None too swift
- Thick
- Thickheaded
- Tightly packed
- Slow
- Incredibly thick
- Not bright
More clues leading to the result DIMMED
- Turned down, as lights
- Lowered the wattage of
- Faded.
- Switched to the low beam.
- Switched to low beam
- Lowered lights
- Switched to the low beam
- Lowered the lights
- Became faint
- Like some car headlights
More clues leading to the result DARKER
- Having sat in the sun for longer
- More ominous
- Closer to black
- More stygian
- More gloomy
- Harder to see
- More evil
- Black, as compared to gray
- Not as sunny
- Not so bright.
More clues leading to the result STUPIDER
More clues leading to the result OBTUSER
More clues leading to the result UNCLEVER
More clues leading to the result DIM
- No rocket scientist
- __ bulb (not too bright)
- Not bright
- Shadowy
- Turn the lights down
- __ bulb (stupid person)
- Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
- Indistinct
- Vague
- Barely turned on