Facial expression.
The crossword clue "Facial expression." is answered by GRIN, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2001; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GRIN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRIN answer page.
Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2001; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 2 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.
- VISAGE (9 uses in xd)
- GRIMACE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for GRIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by GRIN, most used first.
- Smile - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Wide smile - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Big smile - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Beam - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Broad smile - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Put on a happy face - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Facial features - EYES, used 51 times
- Expression - TERM, used 38 times
- Facial feature - CHIN, used 35 times
- Facial tissue additive - ALOE, used 25 times
- Pouty expression - MOUE, used 23 times
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