The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ASTUTE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Sharp as a tack crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASTUTE | 37 % | 6 |
| KEEN | 35 % | 4 |
| ACUTE | 15 % | 5 |
| SMART | 6 % | 5 |
| SHREWD | 5 % | 6 |
| ALERT | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharp as a tack
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sharp
- razor-sharp
- sharp-witted
- smart
- sharp as a bowling ball
- bright as a button
- shrewd
- smart as paint
- cleverish
- cute
- sharp-eyed
- supersharp
Crossword Answer definitions
ASTUTE adjective- Quickly and critically discerning.
- Shrewd or crafty.
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 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 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 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