The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOBS , but the solution may also be WEEPS which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Cries crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOBS | 29 % | 4 |
| WEEPS | 29 % | 5 |
| BAWLS | 16 % | 5 |
| YELPS | 5 % | 5 |
| SHRIEKS | 3 % | 7 |
| SHOUTS | 3 % | 6 |
| OHS | 3 % | 3 |
| SHEDSATEAR | 3 % | 10 |
| CLAMORS | 3 % | 7 |
| WAILS | 3 % | 5 |
| YELLSOUT | 3 % | 8 |
| HOWLS | 3 % | 5 |
Why may CLAMORS be the right solution?
"CLAMORS" is the right solution because it means to cry out loudly or vehemently, matching the clue "Cries."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cries
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- appeals
- begs
- call
- calls
- chants
- cheers
- clamor
- clamour
- cree
- crees
- grumbles
- happy
Crossword Answer definitions
SOBS noun- A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
- Sound of sob
- To weep with convulsive gasps.
- To say (something) while sobbing.
- To soak.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SOBS
- Blubbers
- Boohoos
- Weeps aloud
- Terry garments
- Weeps
- Cries audibly
- Breaks down, in a way
- Breaks down
- Reacts like a toddler who doesn't get what she wants, perhaps
- Carries on tearfully
More clues leading to the result WEEPS
- Sobs quietly
- Has a bawl
- Blubbers
- Cries
- Cries openly
- Is joyful, maybe
- Sobs
- Is joyful, perhaps
- Shows sorrow
- Dissolves in tears
More clues leading to the result BAWLS
- Tears up but good
- Cries
- Cries like a baby
- Sheds copious tears
- Ugly-cries
- Cries one's eyes out
- Doesn't just sniffle
- Turns on the waterworks
- Blubbers
- Has a good cry
More clues leading to the result YELPS
- Dog sounds
- Cries out
- Puppy's greetings
- Sharp shouts
- High cries
- High-pitched barks
- Sounds from a pound
- Sharp barks
- Canine cries
- Hounds' sounds
More clues leading to the result SHRIEKS
- Scary noises
- Frightened comments
- Carnival sounds
- Horror-film sounds
- Heard in the Rue Morgue.
- Sounds of loud laughter.
- Cries.
- Sounds of laughter.
- Whodunit sounds
- Screams
More clues leading to the result SHOUTS
- Yells
- Says "Huzzah!"
- Hollers
- Bellows
- Calls out
- Shows anger, maybe
- Cries
- WORDS LIKE THIS in e-mail
- Bellows.
- Loud uproars.
More clues leading to the result OHS
- Startled cries
- Exclamations of surprise
- Sounds of comprehension
- Sounds of surprise
- Quaker Honey Graham ___ (cereal)
- Understanding responses
- Mild exclamations
- Cries of surprise
- Surprise cries
- Expressions of surprise
More clues leading to the result SHEDSATEAR
More clues leading to the result CLAMORS
- Dins
- Loud uproars
- Stinks, so to speak
- Demands loudly, with "for"
- Proclaims loudly
- Rackets
- Noisy cries.
- Vociferates.
- Makes uproar.
- Insistent demands.
More clues leading to the result WAILS
- Bawls
- Siren sounds
- Banshee voicings
- Banshee's sounds
- Banshee's bays
- Agonized cries
- Banshee's cries
- Mornful sounds
- Turns on the waterworks, so to speak
- Knocks 'em dead at the jazz club