Answer to ""Darn it!"" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RATS , but the solution may also be OH, RATS! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).

"Darn it!" crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
RATS	29 %	4
DRAT	27 %	4
HECK	8 %	4
NUTS	6 %	4
SEW	4 %	3
SHOOT	3 %	5
OHRATS	3 %	6
NERTS	3 %	5
DANG	2 %	4
SOCK	2 %	4
AWNUTS	2 %	6
HOLE	2 %	4
SONOFAGUN	1 %	9
AWMAN	1 %	5
OHGEE	1 %	5
CRUD	1 %	4
SHUCKS	1 %	6
OHDRAT	1 %	6
OH, RATS!	1 %	9
AWRATS	1 %	6
OHNUTS	1 %	6
WATS	1 %	4
PSHAW	1 %	5
ANOLDSOCK	1 %	9
ALAS	1 %	4
BAH	1 %	3

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Darn it!"

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• shoot
• dang it
• drat it
• shoot up
• discharge
• report
• gunshot
• shot
• trigger
• long shot
• pot
• outer

Crossword Answer definitions

RATS noun

1. A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
2. Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
3. A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
4. An informant or snitch.
5. A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
6. A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
7. A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
8. A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
9. Vagina.
10. Short for muskrat.

RATS verb

1. (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
2. To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
3. (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

RATS noun

1. A scratch or a score.
2. A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

RATS verb

1. To scratch or score.
2. To tear, rip, rend.
3. Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

RATS noun

1. A ration.

RATS interjection

1. Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.
2. Expression of disbelief.

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 RATS

• "Doggone!"
• Charlie Brown expletive
• Pied Piper's followers
• They leave the sinking ship
• "Darn!"
• Charlie Brown's expletive
• Informers
• Researcher's supply, perhaps
• "Oh, drat!"
• Charlie Brown's expression

More clues leading to the result DRAT

• "Curses!"
• "Fiddlesticks!"
• "Phooey!"
• "Shoot!"
• Mild expletive
• "Doggone it!"
• Cartoon expletive
• Darn it!
• Shucks!
• Expression of annoyance

More clues leading to the result HECK

• "Gee"
• "Golly"
• Kin of 114 Across
• Mild form of hell?
• "What the ___!"
• "Aw, darn it"
• Prude's curse word
• Non-bleeped expletive
• "Doggone!"
• All get-out

More clues leading to the result NUTS

• Enthusiastic
• They may be mixed
• Not playing with a full deck
• "Darn!"
• Batshit
• Cracked
• Phooey
• Long after soup
• Message from McAuliffe
• Chipmunk chow

More clues leading to the result SEW

• Do needlework
• Do some zigzags, perhaps
• Fasten with cotton
• Do like Betsy Ross
• Do some couching
• Put in stitches
• Stitch
• Use a Singer
• Baste
• Be in stitches?

More clues leading to the result SHOOT

• Film session
• Take pictures
• Use a camera
• Small sprout
• "Gol-durn!"
• Session with a photog
• "Tell me"
• "Go ahead, ask"
• "Darn it!"
• Pull the trigger

More clues leading to the result OHRATS

• "Dadgummit!"
• "Phooey!"
• "Nuts!"
• "Consarn it!"
• "Darn it!"
• "Darn it all"
• "Doggone it!"
• "Gosh darn it!"
• "Well, darn!"

More clues leading to the result NERTS

• "Phooey!"
• "Fug!"
• Old fashioned outburst
• Slangy refusal
• "Fiddlesticks!"
• "Fudge!"
• "Drat!"
• Mild oath
• "Nonsense!"
• Old-fashioned outburst

More clues leading to the result DANG

• "Durn it!"
• "Aw, shoot"
• "Confound it!"
• "Oh Lawd!"
• "Shoot!"
• "Doggone!"
• "Goldurn it!"
• Roger Miller expletive
• "The Far Side" expletive
• Mild expletive

More clues leading to the result SOCK

• Washday loss, often
• Wind indicator
• Hit hard
• Punch
• Belt
• See 49-Across
• Something to stick your foot in
• Simple puppet
• Hit with a punch
• Ad hoc puppet

More clues leading to the result AWNUTS

• "Phooey!"
• "Darn it!"
• "Gosh darn it!"
• "Shucks!"
• "Doggone it!"

More clues leading to the result HOLE

• Bob Hope Classic target
• Duffer's target
• Golfer's target
• Ozone-level decrease
• Aperture
• Donut center
• Hollow space
• Cavity
• Tiger's target
• Mole hangout

More clues leading to the result SONOFAGUN

• Euphemistic exclamation
• "Doggone it!"
• "Darn it!"
• "That's unexpected!"
• "I'll be darned!"
• "Darn it all!"
• "@#$%! Annie Oakley just had a baby!"
• "Well, I'll be!"

More clues leading to the result AWMAN

• "Jeezum crow!"
• "Give me a break!"
• "Fer cryin' out loud!"
• "Gimme a break!"
• "C'mon, pal!"
• "You gotta be kidding me!"
• "C'mon, bro!"
• "Oh, drat!"
• "Seriously, bro!"
• "Oh, no, bro!"

More clues leading to the result OHGEE

• "Golly"
• "I hadn't thought of that"
• "Well, wow"
• Surprised call
• "Golly!"
• "Wow!"
• "Well, golly!"
• Heavy-sigh phrase
• "Gosh!"
• "Well, golly"

More clues leading to the result CRUD

• Foul matter
• Loathsome stuff
• Odure
• "Dammit!"
• Gunk
• Caked deposit
• Vile substance
• Icky stuff
• Filthy deposit
• Yucky buildup

More clues leading to the result SHUCKS

• Darn it!
• "'t weren't nothin'"
• It often follows "Aw"
• "Aw, ___!"
• "Dang!"
• "Aw, gee!"
• Gosh darn it!
• Pshaw!
• Expression of disappointment
• "Dadgummit!"

More clues leading to the result OHDRAT

• "Darn it!"
• "Dagnabbit!"

More clues leading to the result OH, RATS!

• “Darn it!”
• “Aw, phooey!”

More clues leading to the result AWRATS

• "Oh, darn!"
• "Phooey!"
• "Doggone it!"
• "Darn it!"
• "Botheration!"
• "Oh, shoot!"
• "Dagnabbit!"
• "Dang it all!"

More clues leading to the result OHNUTS

• "Darn it!"
• "Phooey!"

More clues leading to the result WATS

• Corp. phone line
• ___ line (bulk-rate calling plan)
• Long-distance acronym
• Phone line acronym
• Long-distance initials
• "Darn it!"
• Bulk-rate phone service inits.
• Bulk-rate phone line: Abbr.
• Line type
• Siamese temples.

More clues leading to the result PSHAW

• Expression of disbelief
• Contemptuous remark
• Scornful remark
• "Bah!"
• "Baloney!"
• Bosh!
• Shucks
• "Suuuuure"
• "Balderdash!"
• "Fiddlesticks!"

More clues leading to the result ANOLDSOCK

• DARN IT

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 BAH

• Cry to Cratchit
• Dickensian epithet
• Pooh-__
• Scrooge's retort
• ___ Humbug
• Scrooge's favorite reply
• Ebenezer's epithet
• Grouch's word
• Scrooge's oath
• "Phooey!"