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 |
| UNCLEVER | 7 % | 8 |
| DIM | 7 % | 3 |
| DARKISH | 7 % | 7 |
| DENSE | 7 % | 5 |
| DIMMED | 7 % | 6 |
| DARKER | 7 % | 6 |
| STUPIDER | 7 % | 8 |
| OBTUSER | 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 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
More clues leading to the result DARKISH
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.