Smile
The crossword clue "Smile" is answered by BEAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BEAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEAM answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 5 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.
- PUTONAHAPPYFACE (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 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
- Put on a happy face - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- 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.
- "___ Smile Be Your Umbrella" - LETA, used 70 times
- Smile - GRIN, used 64 times
- Wide smile - GRIN, used 43 times
- Big smile - GRIN, used 41 times
- Broad smile - GRIN, used 36 times
- Toothy smile - GRIN, used 17 times
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