Joy
The crossword clue "Joy" is answered by GLEE, a 4-letter entry. Used 59 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GLEE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GLEE answer page.
Used 59 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. 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.
- ODETO (12 uses in xd)
- DELIGHT (8 uses in xd)
- GLADNESS (7 uses in xd)
- CHEER (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for GLEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by GLEE, most used first.
- Merriment - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
- Delight - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Mirth - used 83 times, most recently in 2025
- Kind of club - used 77 times, most recently in 2021
- High spirits - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Great joy - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Jubilation - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Happiness - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
- Elation - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Great delight - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Hilarity - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
- Sheer delight - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Exultation - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Actress Taylor-Joy - ANYA, used 38 times
- "The Joy of Cooking" author Rombauer - IRMA, used 31 times
- Bach's "___, Joy of Man's Desiring" - JESU, used 26 times
- "Joy of Cooking" author Rombauer - IRMA, used 25 times
- Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit" - ANYA, used 24 times
- "Joy of Cooking" writer Rombauer - IRMA, used 23 times
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