Face crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Face” are LOOK, CASE or SIDE, with 4 letters. Below are 46 answers from 3 to 13 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

DIE 3 letters · verb

suffer or face the pain of death “Martyrs may die every day for their faith”

LOOK 4 letters · verb

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to “The house looks north”

FRONT 5 letters · verb

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

ASPECT 6 letters · noun

the feelings expressed on a person's face

PRESENT 7 letters · verb

present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

CONFRONT 8 letters · verb

oppose, as in hostility or a competition “You must confront your opponent”

ENCOUNTER 9 letters · noun

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

EXPRESSION 10 letters · noun

the feelings expressed on a person's face “a sad expression”

COUNTENANCE 11 letters · noun

the appearance conveyed by a person's face “a pleasant countenance”

CONFRONTATION 13 letters · noun

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, LOOK, CASE, SIDE, FONT, DROP and LIFT all fit. The first letter settles most of it: L → LOOK, LIFT · C → CASE · S → SIDE · F → FONT · D → DROP. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, FRONT, NERVE, BRASS, CHEEK, FOUNT and BRAVE all fit. The third letter settles most of it: O → FRONT · R → NERVE · A → BRASS, BRAVE · E → CHEEK · U → FOUNT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, ASPECT, ENDURE, FACADE, SMILEY, BRAZEN and VISAGE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → ASPECT · E → ENDURE · F → FACADE · S → SMILEY · B → BRAZEN · V → VISAGE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “faced” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “face” means

• noun: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (“he washed his face”)
• noun: the feelings expressed on a person's face (“an angry face”)
• noun: the general outward appearance of something (“the face of the city is changing”)
• noun: the striking or working surface of an implement

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as FACE, and words whose definition is FACE. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.