Happy crossword clue
The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Happy” are GLAD or HIGH, with 4 letters. Below are 23 answers from 4 to 12 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.
4 letters
- glad
- high
5 letters
- riant
6 letters
- golden
- bright
- joyful
- joyous
- elated
- blithe
7 letters
- content
- willing
- blessed
- halcyon
8 letters
- laughing
- cheerful
- blissful
- euphoric
9 letters
- fortunate
- contented
10 letters
- prosperous
- felicitous
- fortuitous
12 letters
- lighthearted
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The best answers, explained
- GLAD 4 letters · adjective
- eagerly disposed to act or to be of service “glad to help”
- GOLDEN 6 letters · adjective
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold “long aureate (or golden) hair”
- CONTENT 7 letters · noun
- (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something “he emptied the contents of his pockets”
- LAUGHING 8 letters · adjective
- showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness “laughing children”
- FORTUNATE 9 letters · adjective
- having unexpected good fortune “other, less fortunate, children died”
- PROSPEROUS 10 letters · adjective
- in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich “a prosperous family”
- LIGHTHEARTED 12 letters · adjective
- carefree and happy and lighthearted “her lighthearted nature”
Telling them apart
With 6 squares, GOLDEN, BRIGHT, JOYFUL, JOYOUS, ELATED and BLITHE all fit. The sixth letter tells them all apart: N → GOLDEN · T → BRIGHT · L → JOYFUL · S → JOYOUS · D → ELATED · E → BLITHE. Fill in that crossing answer first.
With 7 squares, CONTENT, WILLING, BLESSED and HALCYON all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CONTENT · W → WILLING · B → BLESSED · H → HALCYON. Fill in that crossing answer first.
With 8 squares, LAUGHING, CHEERFUL, BLISSFUL and EUPHORIC all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: L → LAUGHING · C → CHEERFUL · B → BLISSFUL · E → EUPHORIC. Fill in that crossing answer first.
What “happy” means
- adjective: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure (“a happy smile”)
- adjective: marked by good fortune (“a happy outcome”)
- adjective: eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
- adjective: well expressed and to the point (“a happy turn of phrase”)
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 HAPPY, and words whose definition is HAPPY. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.
Questions people ask
What is a 4-letter word for happy?
GLAD or HIGH. GLAD means “eagerly disposed to act or to be of service”.
What is a 5-letter word for happy?
RIANT. RIANT is the best match.
What is a 6-letter word for happy?
GOLDEN, BRIGHT or JOYFUL. GOLDEN means “having the deep slightly brownish color of gold”.
What is a 7-letter word for happy?
CONTENT, WILLING or BLESSED. CONTENT means “(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something”.
How do I narrow down the answer for “Happy”?
Count the squares, then use a crossing letter: the section “Telling them apart” shows which square separates the answers of each length. The crossword solver takes the clue and your letters together.
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