Put on a happy face
The crossword clue "Put on a happy face" is answered by GRIN, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
GRIN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRIN answer page.
Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 12 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.
- SMILED (5 uses in xd)
- BUCKUP (1 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
- Facial expression. - used 23 times, most recently in 2001
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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