Put on a happy face
The crossword clue "Put on a happy face" is answered by BEAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BEAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEAM answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BUCKUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEAM, most used first.
- Smile broadly - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Grin from ear to ear - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Ray of light - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Smile from ear to ear - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Roof support - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Smile - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Smile radiantly - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Ray - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Smile widely - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Ray of sunlight - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Ceiling support - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Gymnast's perch - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Radiate - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Smile ear to ear - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of moonlight - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- "___ me up, Scotty" - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Laser light - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Put away - STOW, used 205 times
- Face-to-face exam - ORAL, used 127 times
- Put on the payroll - HIRE, used 105 times
- Put out - EMIT, used 103 times
- "Put ___ on it!" - ALID, used 95 times
- Happy - GLAD, used 88 times
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