The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALACK , but the solution may also be OH NO! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Dismayed cry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALACK | 40 % | 5 |
| OHNO | 20 % | 4 |
| ACK | 10 % | 3 |
| YOWIE | 10 % | 5 |
| OH NO! | 10 % | 6 |
| OYVEY | 10 % | 5 |
Why may OH-NO be the right solution?
The answer "OH NO!" fits the clue "Dismayed cry" because it is a common expression used to convey surprise or disappointment.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dismayed cry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mate
- mating
- alas
- help
- lord
- moan
- plaint
- say
- strike
- tearful
- whine
- yelp
Crossword Answer definitions
ALACK interjection- An expression of sorrow or mourning.
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 ALACK
- Word of regret
- Alas's partner
- "Woe is me!" in Elizabethan times
- Word of woe
- Word in a woeful phrase
- Sometime partner of 4-Across
- Quaint word of dismay
- "Woe is me!"
- Loss comment
- Partner of alas
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 ACK
- WWII fire, when doubled
- "Dammit!"
- "I hate it!"
- "I've had it up to here!"
- "This is all too much!"
- "Why is this happening to me?!"
- Exasperated cry
- Frustrated outburst
- Relative of "Oh, no!"
- [gross!]
More clues leading to the result YOWIE
- "Owwwwww!"
- "Ouch!"
- "Holy cow!"
- Dismayed cry
- "That hurts!"
- "That smarts!"
- "That really hurts!"
- Pained expression?
- Smart reaction
- 'Ouch!'