The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALAS , but the solution may also be OHNO which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Cry of despair crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALAS | 32 % | 4 |
| OHNO | 26 % | 4 |
| TOOLATE | 11 % | 7 |
| NOUSE | 11 % | 5 |
| IMRUINED | 5 % | 8 |
| HELP | 5 % | 4 |
| WAIL | 5 % | 4 |
| AIE | 5 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cry of despair
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wail
- lament
- keen
- acrimonious
- acrid
- bitter
- bitterness
- sharp
- scathing
- bitterly
- acid
- austerity
Crossword Answer definitions
ALAS interjection- Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
- A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
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 ALAS
- "Ah me!"
- "Ah, me!"
- "Bummer, man!"
- "More's the pity"
- "Poor me!"
- "What a pity"
- "Woe is me!"
- "__, poor Yorick!"
- "__, poor Yorick!": Shak.
- Cry of dismay
More clues leading to the result OHNO
- "This can't be!"
- Follows an accident
- Words of dismay
- "Sakes alive!"
- "Say it ain't so!"
- Rats!
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Dammit all!"
- Speed skating gold medalist
- "Can't be..."
More clues leading to the result TOOLATE
- Ill-timed, in a way
- "I've already moved on"
- "We started without you"
- Well after the bell
- Not soon enough
- "You should have been earlier!"
- "Shoulda been here sooner"
- "Sorry, you missed the deadline"
- Not in time
- "Sorry, we're closed"
More clues leading to the result NOUSE
- "It's __!" (cry of despair)
- Hopeless
- "Don't even bother"
- "It's __!" ("We're doomed!")
- Futile
- Pointless
- Hopeless one's remark
- Fruitless
- Of ___ (a waste of time)
- "It's ___!" statement of resignation
More clues leading to the result IMRUINED
More clues leading to the result HELP
- "SOS!"
- Beatles film
- PC menu selection
- Fab Four flick
- Go to bat for
- Tech support, e.g.
- Intercede for
- Maids and butlers
- Mayday!
- 1965 Beatles hit
More clues leading to the result WAIL
- Lament
- Sound of lamentation
- Caterwaul
- Ululate
- Sing the blues
- Baby's cry
- Kick ass, as on an instrument
- Play a mean sax
- Banshee's noise
- Banshee's warning