The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word KEEN , but the solution may also be ACUTE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Sharp crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KEEN | 28 % | 4 |
| ACUTE | 19 % | 5 |
| ACERB | 7 % | 5 |
| ACRID | 6 % | 5 |
| ASTUTE | 6 % | 6 |
| ACID | 5 % | 4 |
| TART | 5 % | 4 |
| ALERT | 2 % | 5 |
| EDGED | 2 % | 5 |
| SHREWD | 2 % | 6 |
| CLEVER | 2 % | 6 |
| SLY | 1 % | 3 |
| SMART | 1 % | 5 |
| EDGY | 1 % | 4 |
| ACERBIC | 1 % | 7 |
| ACIDIC | 1 % | 6 |
| POINTY | 1 % | 6 |
| SNAZZY | 1 % | 6 |
| EXACTLY | 1 % | 7 |
| TANGY | 1 % | 5 |
| CUTE | 1 % | 4 |
| ACIDY | 1 % | 5 |
| PENETRATING | 1 % | 11 |
| INFOCUS | 1 % | 7 |
| POINTED | 1 % | 7 |
| BRIARY | 0 % | 6 |
| APT | 0 % | 3 |
| HONED | 0 % | 5 |
| CHEATER | 0 % | 7 |
| DRESSY | 0 % | 6 |
| CURT | 0 % | 4 |
| FINE | 0 % | 4 |
| BITING | 0 % | 6 |
| SHYSTER | 0 % | 7 |
| PENETRANT | 0 % | 9 |
| INCISIVE | 0 % | 8 |
| STYLISH | 0 % | 7 |
| THORNY | 0 % | 6 |
| BRAINY | 0 % | 6 |
| BECKY | 0 % | 5 |
| CANNY | 0 % | 5 |
| NATTY | 0 % | 5 |
Why may ACUTE be the right solution?
The word "sharp" can mean having a pointed or tapered end, which is synonymous with the word "acute".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharp
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- steep
- sharpened
- precipitous
- forceful
- crisp
- sudden
- abrupt
- knifelike
- intense
- perceptive
- incisive
- smart
Crossword Answer definitions
KEEN verb- To make cold, to sharpen.
- Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- Marvelous.
- Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
- A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
- To utter a keen.
- To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- To mourn.
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 KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___
More clues leading to the result ACUTE
- Like some accents
- Penetrating
- Perceptive
- Very distressing
- Keenly perceptive
- Kind of angle
- Intense
- Quick-sighted
- Sharp
- Like pain after getting poked
More clues leading to the result ACERB
More clues leading to the result ACRID
- Biting
- Pungent
- Bitter
- Overly pungent
- Sharply stinging
- Unpleasantly pungent
- Like dogbane
- Acidic
- Caustic
- Too pungent
More clues leading to the result ASTUTE
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp as tacks
- Shrewd
- Insightful
- On the ball
- Very clever
- No dummy
- Very perceptive
- Sagacious
- Clever
More clues leading to the result ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result TART
- Bite-sized pie
- Like a sourball
- Pop-__ (breakfast goodie)
- Causing a pucker
- Like a crab apple
- Like cranberries
- Lip-puckering
- Bakery treat
- Like pomegranate seeds
- Patisserie product
More clues leading to the result ALERT
- Argus-eyed
- Code red, for one
- On one's toes
- Sharp-eyed
- Tip off
- Warn
- Not oblivious
- Storm siren
- Wide awake
- On the ball
More clues leading to the result EDGED
- Worked on lawn borders
- Beat by a nose
- Moved sideways
- Trimmed the lawn
- Beat by a hair
- Beat in a close one
- Snuck (by)
- Took the lead
- Nosed out
- Bordered
More clues leading to the result SHREWD
More clues leading to the result CLEVER
More clues leading to the result SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result SMART
- 99's husband, on '60s TV
- Kind of cookie
- Sting
- Maxwell ___ (Agent 86)
- Witty
- He was in control
- Stylish
- Chic
- Nattily dressed
- Kind of money
More clues leading to the result EDGY
- Wired
- Tense
- Like indie crosswords (we hope)
- Like much prestige television
- Pacing, perhaps
- All wound up
- Innovative and daring
- Like challenging art
- Likely to snap
- Risk-taking
More clues leading to the result ACERBIC
- Bitter, as in taste
- Sour
- Bitter tasting
- Biting
- Like grapefruits
- Tart
- Bitterly harsh
- Harsh, as criticism
- Harsh
- Biting, as criticism
More clues leading to the result ACIDIC
- Sharp
- Tart-tasting
- Tart to the taste
- Bitter tasting
- Like apple juice
- Tart
- Tangy
- Having a low pH
- Far from basic?
- Sharp to the taste
More clues leading to the result POINTY
- Like Mr. Spock's ears
- Sharp
- Like some managers' hair in "Dilbert"
- Like a spitz's ears
- Spirelike
- Having a sharp tip
- Tapering fully
- Having a sharply tapering tip.
- Like some little heads
- Like the tops of dunce caps
More clues leading to the result SNAZZY
- Flashy
- Sharp
- Chic
- Quite stylish
- Flashily attractive: Slang.
- Flashy: Informal
- Smart, as a new sports car
- Very stylish
- Cool-looking
More clues leading to the result EXACTLY
- To a T
- To the letter
- "Bingo!"
- Sharp
- On the nose
- With precision.
- Quite so.
- No more, no less
- To a tee
- "That's what I'm saying!"
More clues leading to the result TANGY
- Like orange juice
- Like grapefruit
- Strongly flavored
- Having a kick, maybe
- Like some barbecue sauce
- Like some fruit
- Sharp on the tongue
- Like sharp cheddar
- Piquant
- Like garlic
More clues leading to the result CUTE
- Darling
- Precious
- Adorable
- "Aww"-inducing
- Aww-inspiring
- Just adorable
- Attractive
- Like many an animal picture on the web
- Charmingly attractive
- Fetching
More clues leading to the result ACIDY
- Sour, as a stomach
- Sharp
- Rather sour
- Sour
- Tasting sharp
- Sharp; bitter
- Like some upset stomachs
- A little sharp
- Sharp or sour in taste
- Sourish
More clues leading to the result PENETRATING
More clues leading to the result INFOCUS
- Visually crisp
- Sharp
- Visually clear
- Clearly viewable
- Not fuzzy
- Sharp, to a shooter
- Ready to shoot
- Clear, to a photographer
- Sharp, as a photo
- Sharp, visually
More clues leading to the result POINTED
- Sharp
- Indicated, in a way
- Like a lance
- Sharp, as wit
- Like some comments
- Like some remarks
- Indicated a direction
- Sharp.
- Significant
- Incisive
More clues leading to the result BRIARY
More clues leading to the result APT
- Appropriate
- Exactly suitable
- Likely
- NYC home
- Part of a city residential address
- Prone
- Quick to learn
- Given
- Suitable
- Clever
More clues leading to the result HONED
- Sharpened
- Put an edge on
- Whetted
- Perfected
- Gave an edge to
- Perfected, as skills
- Put to the grindstone
- Took a strop to
- Made sharper
- Gave an edge
More clues leading to the result CHEATER
- Sharp or trickster
- Crib user
- Cribnote preparer
- One using cribnotes
- Scam artist
- Fraud
- Proctor's concern
- He might look over your test
- One with a crib sheet
- Card sharp.
More clues leading to the result DRESSY
- Not casual
- Smart
- Formal
- Highly fashionable
- Like "Million Dollar Mind Game" outfits
- Formal, for wear
- Sharply attired
- Fancily decked out
- Requiring a tie
- Formal, casually
More clues leading to the result CURT
- Rudely brief
- Brusque
- Abbreviated
- Hardly windy
- To the point
- Of few words
- Snappish
- On the short side?
- Hardly garrulous
- Clipped (or the start of an Air Force general's split personality)
More clues leading to the result FINE
- Better than good
- Free from impurity
- All well and good
- Monetary punishment
- Speeder's penalty
- Capital punishment?
- "It's all good"
- Ticket number?
- Excellent
- "Can't complain"
More clues leading to the result BITING
- Harsh, as a wind
- Caustic.
- Sarcastic
- Heavily satirical
- Like a winter wind
- Harsh, as winter winds
- Acerbic
- Sharply painful, as frigid weather
- Sharp, like a cold wind
- Acerb
More clues leading to the result SHYSTER
- Con artist
- Embarrassment to the legal profession
- Untrustworthy lawyer
- Unscrupulous attorney
- Unscrupulous lawyer
- Lawyer to avoid
- Sharp
- One unlikely to do a bar mitzvah?
- Pettifogger.
- Dickens' Sampson Brass.
More clues leading to the result PENETRANT
More clues leading to the result INCISIVE
More clues leading to the result STYLISH
More clues leading to the result THORNY
- Like rosebushes
- Vexatious
- Difficult
- Not easy to solve
- Problematic
- Prickly
- Tough to figure out
- Sticky
- Complex, as a predicament
- Complicated, as a problem
More clues leading to the result BRAINY
- Eggheaded
- Gifted with gray matter
- Like Mensa members
- Like the valedictorian
- Bright
- Adjective for an egghead.
- Intelligent: Colloq.
- Adjective for a quiz winner.
- Intellectual.
- Smart
More clues leading to the result BECKY
- Tom Sawyer's sweetheart
- Hammon of the WNBA
- One of the Conners on "Roseanne"
- Tom Sawyer's love
- Twain's Thatcher
- Judge Thatcher's daughter in "Tom Sawyer"
- Tom Sawyer's girlfriend
- Tom Sawyer's friend
- "Vanity Fair" schemer Sharp
- "Vanity Fair" character
More clues leading to the result CANNY
- Shrewd
- Street-smart
- Clever
- Astute
- Awfully clever
- Sharp-witted.
- Sagacious.
- Shrewd in worldly affairs.
- Shrewd.
- Astute.