Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :( Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unhappy expression portrayed by this emoticon :( featured on October 26, 2025. 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)
7% BLUSH Flush of embarrassment that is portrayed by this emoticon (*^_^*) (5)
7% SMILE Photographer's request that is portrayed by this emoticon :) (5)
6% SHRUG Shoulder gesture of indifference portrayed by this emoticon `\('_')/` (5)
6% ASLEEP State of a napping person that is portrayed by this emoticon (~_~)zZZ (6)
6% SURPRISE Unplanned birthday word that is portrayed by this emoticon :O (8)
5% OUT "Sticking tongue ___," expression of the person in this emoticon :-P (3)
5% UPSETTING Making unhappy (9) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
5% DISPLEASED Unhappy * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
5% EYES Colon or semicolon, in an emoticon (4) Universal Sep 29, 2025
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