Curl one's lip

The answer

SNEER

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNEER answer page.

Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 11 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
• Scoff - used 49 times, most recently in 2019
• Villainous look - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Scornful smile - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Look of disdain - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Show contempt - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Show scorn - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• 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
• Curl the lip - used 25 times, most recently in 2012
• Contemptuous smile - used 24 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.

• On one's toes - ALERT, used 150 times
• Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
• Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
• Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
• Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times
• Got to one's feet - STOOD, used 45 times

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