Clues for the word "JOY"
We've had 56 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 130 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on October 13, 2025.
Definition of joy
- n. - The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.
- n. - That which causes joy or happiness.
- n. - The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
- n. - To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.
- v. t. - To give joy to; to congratulate.
- v. t. - To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
- v. t. - To enjoy.
Referring Clues
- Newborn child, for one
- Rapture
- Procter & Gamble detergent
- Ecstasy
- "___ to the World"
- Comfort's partner, in a carol
- Euphoria
- Exultation
- Elation
- Something you might jump for
- You might jump for it
- Bundle contents?
- Happiness
- Pride partner
- Tickled-pinkness
- "Ode to ___"
- Bliss
- "Ode to ___"
- Delight
- Cohort of Whoopi and Sherri
- Cohort of Whoopi and Elisabeth
- Behar of 'The View'
- Pleasure
- Co-host of 'The View'
- Regis' wife
- Cohort of Meredith and Star
- Glee
- Great elation
- Great delight
- Christmas carol emotion
- Dawn rival
- Something to jump for
- Almond ___
- Comic Behar
- Happy feeling
- Blue-haired character
- Beatitude
- Schiller ode subject
- She once sat with Barbara and Whoopi
- Good thing to jump for
- Happiness is a woman ...
- Delightful name for a girl
- Exuberant feeling
- Great happiness
- Dedicatee of a famous ode
- Good feeling
- Rapturous feeling
- Great thing to jump for
- Feeling of exultant happiness
- Good cheer
- Felicity
- She's a delight
- Poet Harjo
- Partner of pride
- "- to the World"
- "The Queen's Gambit" actress Anya Taylor-___
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 13, 2025
- LA Times - February 05, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 25, 2024
- New York Times - October 20, 2024
- LA Times - August 18, 2024
- LA Times - June 28, 2024
- USA Today - March 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 07, 2024
- USA Today - December 03, 2023
- USA Today - November 17, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 13, 2023
- LA Times - October 22, 2023
- New York Times - July 17, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 27, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 07, 2017
- Chronicle of Higher Education - November 24, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - August 31, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - August 27, 2017
- Netword - July 23, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - July 19, 2017
- LA Times - July 09, 2017
- New York Times - May 31, 2017
- USA Today - May 04, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 31, 2017
- New York Times - March 17, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - March 04, 2017
- Canadiana - December 05, 2016
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 02, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 06, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 21, 2016
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