Answer to "Exclamation of astonishment" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WHAT , but the solution may also be CRIPES which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in New York Sun).

Exclamation of astonishment crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
WHAT	25 %	4
CRIPES	25 %	6
MYEYE	25 %	5
OHMY	25 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exclamation of astonishment

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

• crikey
• boy
• cry
• dear
• huh
• whew
• cru
• pop
• screamer
• whoop
• aha
• alas

Crossword Answer definitions

WHAT adverb

1. (Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.

WHAT noun

1. Something; thing; stuff.
2. The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
3. Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

WHAT adverb

1. (usually followed by "with," but also sometimes "would" or "might," especially in finance) In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
2. Such.
3. Why.
4. Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.

WHAT pronoun

1. (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
2. That which; those that; the thing that.
3. (relative) That; which; who.
4. Whatever.

WHAT interjection

1. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
2. What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
3. Clipping of what do you say?
4. What did you say? I beg your pardon?
5. (typically with a) An intensifier to an adjective phrase; used to begin a sentence.

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 WHAT

• "Come again?"
• Inattentive one's response
• Query word
• "Hunh?"
• "You did ___?"
• With 2-Down, "Hilarious!"
• Interrogative
• __ Price Glory?
• Start of a quiz?
• "Do tell"

More clues leading to the result CRIPES

• "Gee!"
• Minced oath
• "Jeepers!"
• Exclamation of astonishment
• Mild oath
• "Golly!"
• "Jeez Louise!"
• "Darn!"
• "Sheesh!"
• "Holy cow!"

More clues leading to the result MYEYE

• "Like that's gonna happen!"
• "Not a chance!"
• "Balderdash!"
• "Baloney!"
• "What a load of bunk!"
• Skeptical response from the Cyclops?
• "I don't believe that!"
• "I don't believe you!"
• "No way!"
• Expression of mild disagreement

More clues leading to the result OHMY

• "Heavens to Betsy!"
• "This is bad ..."
• "Good heavens!"
• "Heavens!"
• "That's surprising!"
• Expression of alarm
• "Gracious!"
• "This certainly isn't what I expected"
• "I didn't expect that!"
• "Goodness!"