Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :( Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :( . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FROWN.

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Crossword Answer For Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :(:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FROWN Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :( (5)
5% SNEER Look unhappy (5) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
5% UPSET Unhappy (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 24, 2026
5% SADDEST Most unhappy (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 23, 2026
5% ACT Portray a character (3)
5% NOSE The dash in many an emoticon (4) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% ACELA ___ Express (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% SAY Express (3) The Washington Post Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% DEPRESSED Unhappy with newspapers in action (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
5% COLON The eyes of an emoticon, typically (5) New York Times Dec 30, 2025
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