The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNEER , but the solution may also be LEER which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Villainous look crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNEER | 63 % | 5 |
| LEER | 37 % | 4 |
Why may LEER be the right solution?
The word "leer" means to look at someone in a malicious or unpleasant way, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Villainous look."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Villainous look
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sinister
- evil
- dark
- malevolent
- malign
- malignant
- design
- bad
- malignancy
- ill
- malevolence
- malice
Crossword Answer definitions
SNEER noun- A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
- A display of contempt; scorn.
- To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
- To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
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 SNEER
- Curl one's lip
- Dismissive visage
- Express derision
- Insolent look
- Look of contempt
- Scornful look
- Show scorn
- Curl your lip
- Look dirty?
- Dirty look