The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word WRY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Sardonic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WRY | 88 % | 3 |
| CYNICAL | 6 % | 7 |
| SNIDE | 3 % | 5 |
| ACERB | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sardonic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sarcastic
- wry
- acerbic
- snarky
- deadpan
- rueful
- jocular
- snide
- satiric
- droll
- humorous
- witty
Crossword Answer definitions
WRY noun- Distortion.
- To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
- To divert; to cause to turn away.
- To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
- Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
- Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
- Twisted, bent, crooked.
- Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
- To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
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 WRY
- Distorted
- Like some humor
- Dryly humorous
- Tongue-in-cheek
- Sardonic
- Satiric
- Twisted
- Bent or ironic
- Ironically funny
- Twist out of shape
More clues leading to the result CYNICAL
- Distrusting
- "In my 'Advanced Pharmacology' class, we were given a lecture on ___" (with 38 Across)
- Showing mockery
- Sardonic
- Critically contemptuous
- Bitter
- Hardly Pollyanna-ish
- Curmudgeonly
- Distrustful and gloomy.
- Misanthropic.
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty