The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CHIC which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Smart crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHIC | 37 % | 4 |
| STING | 12 % | 5 |
| NATTY | 8 % | 5 |
| DRESSY | 6 % | 6 |
| HURT | 5 % | 4 |
| SASSY | 5 % | 5 |
| ACHE | 3 % | 4 |
| PERT | 2 % | 4 |
| NEAT | 2 % | 4 |
| DAPPER | 2 % | 6 |
| BRIGHT | 2 % | 6 |
| STYLISH | 2 % | 7 |
| BRAINY | 1 % | 6 |
| WISE | 1 % | 4 |
| HIP | 1 % | 3 |
| TRIM | 1 % | 4 |
| SPORTY | 1 % | 6 |
| ALECK | 1 % | 5 |
| SPRUCE | 1 % | 6 |
| BRIGHTASABUTTON | 1 % | 15 |
| SAUCY | 1 % | 5 |
| TRIG | 1 % | 4 |
| ALEC | 1 % | 4 |
| TONY | 1 % | 4 |
| NIFTY | 1 % | 5 |
| STYLISHARP | 1 % | 10 |
| GOODIDEA | 1 % | 8 |
| CLEVER | 1 % | 6 |
| CLASSY | 1 % | 6 |
| SPIFFY | 1 % | 6 |
| ASTUTE | 1 % | 6 |
| SNAPPY | 1 % | 6 |
| SHARPWITTED | 1 % | 11 |
| TAUT | 1 % | 4 |
| SWANKY | 1 % | 6 |
Why may HURT be the right solution?
The word "smart" can also mean "hurt or feel a sudden intense pain."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Smart
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hurt
- ache
- raffish
- rakish
- snappy
- cagy
- impertinent
- dashing
- impudent
- overbold
- shrewd
- jaunty
Crossword Answer definitions
CHIC noun- Good form; style.
- A person with (a particular type of) chic.
- Elegant, stylish.
- A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture.
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 CHIC
- Fashionable
- Trendy
- Smart
- Sophisticated
- Stylish
- Radical ___
- Nile Rodgers band I can't believe aren't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet
- Nile Rodgers's group, which should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame already, come on
- With it
- Currently stylish
More clues leading to the result STING
- Con game
- Bee bite
- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, on stage
- Trap
- Smart
- Undercover operation
- Police man
- "Desert Rose" singer
- Police chief?
- Police leader
More clues leading to the result NATTY
- Dapper
- Dressed to the nines
- Like Chris O'Donnell's outfits
- Sharply dressed
- Mr. Bumppo
- Spruced up
- Spiffily dressed
- Smartly attired
- Smart, like clothing
- Spruce
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 HURT
More clues leading to the result SASSY
- Disrespectful
- Smart-mouthed
- Flip
- Fresh
- Full of back talk
- Giving a little lip
- Smart
- Bold
- Impudent
- Smart-alecky
More clues leading to the result ACHE
- Head starter
- Charley horse
- Dull pain
- Head ailment
- Pain in the neck
- Pine
- Sore point
- Sore spot
- Tummy trouble
- Yearn
More clues leading to the result PERT
- Cheeky
- Saucy
- Bold and sassy
- Sassy
- Trim and stylish
- Cute and saucy
- Fresh-mouthed
- Lively Frippertronics excerpt (4)
- Shampoo in a green bottle
- Suave competitor
More clues leading to the result NEAT
- In good order
- Orderly
- Straight at the bar
- Tidy
- "Groovy"
- In order
- Straight up, at the bar
- Bar order
- Cool
- Like Felix, not Oscar
More clues leading to the result DAPPER
- Like Dan
- Decked out
- Spiffy
- Spruce
- Stylish
- Adjective for 13 Across
- Natty
- Nattily attired
- Smartly dressed
- Togged out
More clues leading to the result BRIGHT
- Smart
- Above average in IQ
- Intelligent
- Not 66 Across
- Quick-witted
- Radiant
- Like the star of Bethlehem
- Auspicious.
- Vivacious.
- Brainy
More clues leading to the result STYLISH
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 WISE
- Chip maker
- Judicious
- Sage
- Prudent
- Sagacious
- Like Melchior
- Full of smarts
- Word to the ___
- Solomonic
- Like some cracks?
More clues leading to the result HIP
- Cheer starter
- Wise
- Aware of what's what
- Cool
- Savvy
- Trendy
- Nickname of Nintendo music composer Hirokazu Tanaka
- In the know
- Word of cheer
- Kind of boots
More clues leading to the result TRIM
- Lean
- Shaping at the salon
- Short clip
- Svelte
- Use clippers
- Cut corners
- Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
- In shape
- A little off?
- Athletic
More clues leading to the result SPORTY
More clues leading to the result ALECK
- Smart ____ (wise guy)
- Smart fellow?
- Smart __
- Smart __ (wise guy)
- Smart guy?
- Smart sort?
- Smart ___ (wisenheimer)
- Smart-___
- Smart ___ (wise guy)
- Smart ___ (wiseacre)
More clues leading to the result SPRUCE
- Coned conifer
- Neat
- Spiff (up)
- Type of evergreen
- Pine family member
- Like Howard Hughes's Goose
- Many a Christmas tree
- Christmas purchase
- Dapper
- "Blue" evergreen
More clues leading to the result BRIGHTASABUTTON
More clues leading to the result SAUCY
- Pert
- Full of attitude
- Boldly impertinent
- Insolent
- Impertinent
- A bit brazen
- Impudent
- Fresh
- Brazen
- Not very impolite
More clues leading to the result TRIG
- H.S. math subject
- See 7D
- Advanced math
- Math course
- H.S. math course
- One may consider all the angles in it
- SOHCAHTOA subj.
- Sine language?
- Where you might get a tan
- Class that might a lecture about sin
More clues leading to the result ALEC
- Actor Baldwin
- A Baldwin brother
- Actor Guinness
- Baldwin of "Glengarry Glen Ross"
- Baldwin or Waugh
- Fish sauce
- Guinness, for one
- Obi Wan's portrayer
- One of the Baldwins
- Waugh or Guinness
More clues leading to the result TONY
- "Touchdown" Dorsett
- Former Twins star Oliva
- Perennial batting champ Gwynn
- Frosted Flakes-pitching tiger
- He's a real tiger
- Broadway award
- Classy
- Crooner Bennett
- Obie's kin
- Swank
More clues leading to the result NIFTY
- Groovy
- Swell
- Kin of "Peachy!"
- Peachy-keen
- Simply marv
- Really neat
- Very good
- Excellent
- Sizable, as a profit
- Neat
More clues leading to the result STYLISHARP
More clues leading to the result GOODIDEA
- "Yes, let's!"
- "That's using your gray matter!"
- Think tank winner
- "I like it!"
- "That's well thought-out"
- "I like your invention!"
- "That's using your head!"
- "Nice thinking!"
- "I like that!"
- "Sure, why not?!"
More clues leading to the result CLEVER
More clues leading to the result CLASSY
More clues leading to the result SPIFFY
- Smart-looking
- All spruced up
- Dressed to the nines
- Smart, as an outfit
- Spruce
- Smartly dressed
- All gussied up
- Looking smart
- Fine-looking: Slang.
- Smart: Slang.
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 SNAPPY
- "Make it ___!"
- Cleverly succinct
- "...and make it ___" ("Hurry up")
- Irritable
- Like some comebacks
- Quick
- Way to make it?
- Impatient
- Lively
- "Make it __!"
More clues leading to the result SHARPWITTED
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension