The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SMUG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Puffed up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMUG | 25 % | 4 |
| VAIN | 23 % | 4 |
| SWOLLEN | 15 % | 7 |
| PROUD | 8 % | 5 |
| INFLATED | 5 % | 8 |
| POMPOUS | 5 % | 7 |
| ELATED | 3 % | 6 |
| PLUMPED | 3 % | 7 |
| RISEN | 3 % | 5 |
| BLOATED | 3 % | 7 |
| SNOBBY | 3 % | 6 |
| SWELLED | 3 % | 7 |
| BILLOWED | 3 % | 8 |
| LIED | 3 % | 4 |
Why may SNOBBY be the right solution?
The term "puffed-up" can be used to describe someone who is arrogant or conceited, which is synonymous with the word "snobby".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Puffed up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- puffed out
- huffy
- puffed
- portentous
- inflated
- proud-stomached
- swell-headed
- overproud
- full-blown
- ultraproud
- proudful
- puffy
Crossword Answer definitions
SMUG verb- To make smug, or spruce.
- To seize; to confiscate.
- To hush up.
- Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
- Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
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 SMUG
- Offensively satisfied
- Cocksure
- Extremely proud of oneself
- On an ego trip
- Too sure of oneself
- Like one with a shit-eating grin
- Complacent
- Self-satisfied
- Self-congratulatory
- Feeling superior
More clues leading to the result VAIN
- Like Narcissus
- Egotistical
- Conceited
- Nose-in-the-air
- Fond of oneself
- Cocksure
- Cocky
- Mirror-conscious
- Useless
- Full of oneself
More clues leading to the result SWOLLEN
- Big and red, say
- All puffed up
- Like a balloon
- In need of an ice pack
- Like creeks after a downpour
- Puffed up
- Distended
- Full of fluid
- Puffed up, as a sprain
- Overextended, in a way
More clues leading to the result PROUD
- Button-popping condition
- Puffed up
- Cocky
- Vainglorious
- Self-esteeming
- Vain
- Peacock-like
- Haughty
- Tarquin the ___ (final king of Rome)
- "___ Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revivial hit)
More clues leading to the result INFLATED
- Readied Bullwinkle for the Macy's parade
- Readied Garfield for the Macy's parade
- Full of air
- Blew up
- Blew up, as a balloon
- Overblown
- Puffed up
- Blown up
- Readied for the Macy's parade
More clues leading to the result POMPOUS
More clues leading to the result ELATED
- Gleeful
- On top of the world
- Thrillled to death
- In a high-fiving mood
- Rejoicing
- Tickled pink
- Beaming
- Stoked
- Very, very happy
- Walking on air
More clues leading to the result PLUMPED
- Filled with air
- Made fluffy, as pillows
- ___ for (supported).
- Made ready for market, as chickens
- Puffed up
More clues leading to the result RISEN
- Got up
- Gotten up
- Back from the dead
- Not just stirring
- Up
- Went to heaven
- Responded to yeast
- Up, like the sun
- Ready to bake?
- Up and moving
More clues leading to the result BLOATED
- Overstuffed
- Much bigger than desired, as a bureaucracy
- Gourmandizer, usually
- Swollen
- Made turgid.
- Puffed up.
- Distended
- Paunchy
- In a swell situation?
- Like a stomach after an all-you-can-eat buffet
More clues leading to the result SNOBBY
- Stuck-up
- Socially exclusive
- Aloof
- Hoity-toity
- Acting haughty
- Exhibiting toploftiness
- High-hat.
- Feeling smugly superior
- Condescending
- Distastefully disdainful
More clues leading to the result SWELLED
- Like an egotist's head
- Grew bigger
- Expanded as an ego
- Bloated
- Affected by inflation
- Puffed up.
- Kind of head
- Ballooned
- Blew up
- Grew larger