Scornful smile
The crossword clue "Scornful smile" is answered by SNEER, a 5-letter entry. Used 40 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNEER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNEER answer page.
Used 40 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SNEER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNEER, most used first.
- Scornful look - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- Look of contempt - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Contemptuous look - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Villain's look - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Derisive look - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Villainous look - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Look of disdain - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Villain's expression - used 31 times, most recently in 2023
- Derisive smile - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
- Nasty look - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Scornful expression - used 30 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.
- Smug smile - SMIRK, used 33 times
- Make smile - AMUSE, used 29 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.