| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| JOY | Gladness | |
| REJOICING | Joy; gladness; delight. | |
| GLADSHIP | A state of gladness. | |
| GLADFUL | Full of gladness; joyful; glad. | |
| CHEERLESS | Without joy, gladness, or comfort. | |
| WELCOME | Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news. | |
| MERRY | Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest. | |
| GLAD | Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness; exhilarating. | |
| BLISS | Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy. | |
| REJOICE | To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. | |
| -SOME | ...e, full of mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc. ... | |