Happy as a ___

The answer

CLAM

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLAM answer page.

Used 19 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 13 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.

• LARK (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for CLAM

Every other clue in this collection answered by CLAM, most used first.

• Chowder morsel - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Quahog - used 57 times, most recently in 2013
• Chowder ingredient - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Chowder chunk - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Chowder bit - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Silent one - used 22 times, most recently in 2007
• Untalkative one - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Buck - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Smacker - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Shut (up) - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Symbol of happiness - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Close-mouthed one - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Happy mollusk? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Littleneck, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Mollusk. - used 11 times, most recently in 1997
• ___ chowder (hearty soup) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Littleneck. - used 10 times, most recently in 1996
• Simoleon - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bisque morsel - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Quahog, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Silent type - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ chowder - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Quahog or geoduck - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Seafood item - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Symbol of silence - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Dollar, slangily - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Epitome of happiness - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Hardly a blabbermouth - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Manhattan __ chowder - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Quahog, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Silent sort - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Stop talking, with "up" - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• ___ up (refuse to talk) - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Bisque bit - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bivalve mollusk - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Cherrystone - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Chowder mollusk - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Chowder tidbit - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Marine mollusk - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Steamer, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Tight-lipped one - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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.

• Happy - GLAD, used 88 times
• Moran of "Happy Days" - ERIN, used 53 times
• Happy tune - LILT, used 43 times
• Scott of "Happy Days" - BAIO, used 29 times
• "Happy motoring" company - ESSO, used 28 times
• Put on a happy face - GRIN, used 24 times

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