The Universal Crossword crossword published on June 29, 2022 contains the clue "Cruel smile". According to our crossword solution database, there are 58 possible answers. SNEER (5 letters) is the frontrunner at 99% confidence. We've listed every potential solution below, ranked from most to least likely.
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58 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
SNEER
Cruel smile
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jun 29, 2022
99%
SNEER
Cruel smile
Universal Crossword · Jun 29, 2022
8%
MEANEST
Most cruel
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 17, 2026
8%
MEANEST
Most cruel
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
8%
MEANIE
"You're being cruel!"
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 8, 2026
8%
MEANIE
"You're being cruel!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2026
8%
AMUSE
Bring a smile to
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 27, 2026
8%
AMUSE
Bring a smile to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
8%
SMIRK
Self-satisfied smile
(5)
Universal Crossword
Mar 18, 2026
8%
SMIRK
Self-satisfied smile
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
8%
GRIN
Crack a smile
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 12, 2026
8%
GRIN
Crack a smile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
8%
GRINAT
Flash a smile toward
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 24, 2025
8%
GRINAT
Flash a smile toward
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
8%
POOPEMOJI
Pile with a smile
(9)
Universal Crossword
Mar 16, 2025
8%
POOPEMOJI
Pile with a smile
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
8%
GLAMCHOPS
Million-dollar smile?
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 8, 2024
8%
GLAMCHOPS
Million-dollar smile?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
8%
IHOP
"Let's put a smile on your plate" chain
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 29, 2024
8%
IHOP
"Let's put a smile on your plate" chain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2024
8%
LIGHTSUPTHEROOM
Has a contagious smile, say
(15)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 13, 2024
8%
LIGHTSUPTHEROOM
Has a contagious smile, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2024
8%
ITS
"___ a cruel summer" (Taylor Swift lyric)
(3)
Universal Crossword
Dec 30, 2023
8%
ITS
"___ a cruel summer" (Taylor Swift lyric)
Universal Crossword · Dec 30, 2023
8%
LOGO
Amazon's arrow smile, e.g.
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 25, 2023
8%
LOGO
Amazon's arrow smile, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2023
8%
HOWMADAMI
*"Is this a smile on my face?"
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 23, 2023
8%
HOWMADAMI
*"Is this a smile on my face?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2023
8%
MEMORY
Broadway classic with the lyrics "I can smile at the old days / I was beautiful then"
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 13, 2023
8%
MEMORY
Broadway classic with the lyrics "I can smile at the old days / I was beautiful then"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2023
8%
WIDE
Like a big smile
(4)
Universal Crossword
Feb 13, 2023
8%
WIDE
Like a big smile
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2023
8%
UNFRIENDLIEST
Least likely to smile at you
(13)
Universal Crossword
Dec 19, 2022
8%
UNFRIENDLIEST
Least likely to smile at you
Universal Crossword · Dec 19, 2022
8%
FOND
Like memories to smile about
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 6, 2022
8%
FOND
Like memories to smile about
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2022
8%
SAYCHEESE
Words that make you smile?
(9)
Universal Crossword
Oct 19, 2022
8%
SAYCHEESE
Words that make you smile?
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2022
8%
BEAMING
Having a big smile
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jul 31, 2022
8%
BEAMING
Having a big smile
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 31, 2022
8%
BEHAPPY
"You should smile more"
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 27, 2022
8%
BEHAPPY
"You should smile more"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2022
8%
AMUSED
Brought a smile to
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 4, 2022
8%
AMUSED
Brought a smile to
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2022
8%
EVILGRIN
Villainous smile
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 27, 2021
8%
EVILGRIN
Villainous smile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2021
8%
SARDONICGRIN
Wide, mocking smile
(12)
Universal Crossword
Jun 20, 2021
8%
SARDONICGRIN
Wide, mocking smile
Universal Crossword · Jun 20, 2021
8%
FROWN
Upside-down smile
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jun 12, 2021
8%
FROWN
Upside-down smile
Universal Crossword · Jun 12, 2021
8%
EIGHTH
Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment
(6)
Universal Crossword
Apr 10, 2021
8%
EIGHTH
Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2021
8%
WINSOME
Charming, as a smile
(7)
Universal Crossword
Mar 21, 2021
8%
WINSOME
Charming, as a smile
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2021
8%
SEAMUSAMUSES
Heaney makes people smile?
(12)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Feb 28, 2021
8%
SEAMUSAMUSES
Heaney makes people smile?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 28, 2021
8%
WRY
Like a lopsided smile
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jan 10, 2021
8%
WRY
Like a lopsided smile
Universal Crossword · Jan 10, 2021
8%
CHEESE
It's often said with a smile
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 20, 2020
8%
CHEESE
It's often said with a smile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2020
8%
ESS
Start to smile?
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jul 24, 2020
8%
ESS
Start to smile?
Universal Crossword · Jul 24, 2020
8%
IVANTHEBEARABLE
Czar who was not inordinately cruel?
(15)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jul 19, 2020
8%
IVANTHEBEARABLE
Czar who was not inordinately cruel?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 19, 2020
8%
WRYER
More ironic, as a smile
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 8, 2020
8%
WRYER
More ironic, as a smile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2020
8%
ASSET
Great smile or big vocabulary
(5)
Universal Crossword
Mar 11, 2020
8%
ASSET
Great smile or big vocabulary
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2020
8%
ULCER
Malady that anagrams to "cruel"
(5)
Universal Crossword
Mar 4, 2020
8%
ULCER
Malady that anagrams to "cruel"
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2020
8%
ONME
Bar words that make you smile
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 30, 2019
8%
ONME
Bar words that make you smile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2019
8%
RUTHFUL
Rarely used antonym of cruel
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 6, 2019
8%
RUTHFUL
Rarely used antonym of cruel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2019
8%
MEANER
More cruel
(6)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 19, 2019
8%
MEANER
More cruel
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 19, 2019
8%
HUMANE
Opposite of cruel
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 19, 2018
8%
HUMANE
Opposite of cruel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2018
8%
LETA
"— smile be your umbrella"
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Aug 12, 2018
8%
LETA
"— smile be your umbrella"
Premier Sunday Crossword · Aug 12, 2018
8%
ONLY
"I must be cruel, __ to be kind": Hamlet
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 17, 2018
8%
ONLY
"I must be cruel, __ to be kind": Hamlet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2018
1%
HAPPY
All smiles
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 24, 2025
1%
HAPPY
All smiles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2025
1%
SNEERS
Sinister smiles
(6)
Universal Crossword
Nov 20, 2024
1%
SNEERS
Sinister smiles
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
1%
GRINS
Ear-to-ear smiles
(5)
Universal Crossword
May 13, 2024
1%
GRINS
Ear-to-ear smiles
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2024
1%
PETA
Anti-cruelty org.
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 22, 2024
1%
PETA
Anti-cruelty org.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2024
1%
BEAMISH
All smiles, in a Carroll poem
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 11, 2023
1%
BEAMISH
All smiles, in a Carroll poem
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2023
1%
GAPS
Spaces in some smiles
(4)
Universal Crossword
Oct 5, 2023
1%
GAPS
Spaces in some smiles
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2023
1%
BACONANDEGGS
Breakfast order that might be arranged into a smiley face
(12)
Universal Crossword
Sep 7, 2023
1%
BACONANDEGGS
Breakfast order that might be arranged into a smiley face
Universal Crossword · Sep 7, 2023
1%
HUMANESOCIETY
Fighters of animal cruelty
(13)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Mar 12, 2023
1%
HUMANESOCIETY
Fighters of animal cruelty
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 12, 2023
1%
TOOTHYGRINS
Wide smiles
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 20, 2022
1%
TOOTHYGRINS
Wide smiles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2022
1%
ANIMALRIGHTS
Anti-cruelty movement, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 1, 2022
1%
ANIMALRIGHTS
Anti-cruelty movement, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2022
1%
APRIL
"The cruellest month," per T.S. Eliot
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jul 25, 2022
1%
APRIL
"The cruellest month," per T.S. Eliot
Universal Crossword · Jul 25, 2022
1%
SUBTLY
How Mona Lisa smiles
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 3, 2022
1%
SUBTLY
How Mona Lisa smiles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2022
1%
GAPTOOTHED
Like some smiles in an orthodontist's office ... and like three puzzle rows
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 12, 2020
1%
GAPTOOTHED
Like some smiles in an orthodontist's office ... and like three puzzle rows
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 12, 2020
1%
EVILGRINS
Malevolent smiles
(9)
Universal Crossword
Jan 17, 2020
1%
EVILGRINS
Malevolent smiles
Universal Crossword · Jan 17, 2020
1%
SADIST
Exemplar of cruelty
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 10, 2019
1%
SADIST
Exemplar of cruelty
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2019
1%
ILLTREAT
Behave cruelly towards
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 8, 2018
1%
ILLTREAT
Behave cruelly towards
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2018
1%
SADISM
Extreme cruelty
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 13, 2018
1%
SADISM
Extreme cruelty
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Cruel smile" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 58 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is SNEER (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Cruel smile"?
The best answer for "Cruel smile" is SNEER with 5 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Cruel smile" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in Universal Crossword.
It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on June 29, 2022.