The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOAN , but the solution may also be THUD which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Haunted-house sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOAN | 57 % | 4 |
| CREAK | 23 % | 5 |
| HOWL | 3 % | 4 |
| SCREAM | 3 % | 6 |
| GROAN | 2 % | 5 |
| TAPPING | 2 % | 7 |
| BOO | 2 % | 3 |
| OOOO | 1 % | 4 |
| SHRIEK | 1 % | 6 |
| WAIL | 1 % | 4 |
| THUD | 1 % | 4 |
| GASP | 1 % | 4 |
| THUMP | 1 % | 5 |
Why may THUD be the right solution?
The answer "THUD" is a sound that is often associated with a heavy object hitting a surface. In the context of a haunted house, it could be interpreted as the sound of a ghostly presence or object making a sudden impact, adding to the spooky atmosphere.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Haunted-house sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- moan
- scream
- howl
- growl
- bleating
- growling
- snarling
- snarl
- howling
- vor
- wailing
- screech
Crossword Answer definitions
MOAN noun- A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
- To grieve.
- To distress (someone); to sadden.
- To make a moan or similar sound.
- To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
- To complain; to grumble.
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 MOAN
- Keen
- Lament
- Painful utterance
- Sorrowful cry
- Haunted house noise
- Haunted-house sound
- Haunted house sound
- Busy sound?
- Complaining sound
- Gripe
More clues leading to the result CREAK
- Haunted house noise
- Haunted house sound
- Old bones may do it
- Floorboard noise
- Old house sound
- Proceed slowly
- Need lubricating, maybe
- Sound in a haunted house
- Old floorboards sound
- Unwelcome sound for a burglar
More clues leading to the result HOWL
- Laugh uproariously
- Ululate
- Call of the wild
- "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked" poem
- Ginsberg masterwork
- Ginsburg poem
- Lycanthrope's call
- Hearty laugh
- Canine cry
- Bay at the moon
More clues leading to the result SCREAM
- Horror-movie sound
- Laugh riot
- Groupie greeting
- 1996 horror movie
- Munch depiction
- Sound from a Beatles concertgoer
- Haunted house reaction
- Neve Campbell shocker
- Shriek
- It's hysterical
More clues leading to the result GROAN
- Mournful sound
- React to a bad pun
- Disappointed response
- Pun reaction
- Bad pun outcome
- Reaction to a pop quiz, often
- "Do I have to?" accompaniment, say
- This might follow a bad pun
- React to an outrageous pun
- Reaction to a pun, perhaps
More clues leading to the result TAPPING
More clues leading to the result BOO
- Scare word
- Serenade the villain
- Bronx cheer
- Catcall
- Halloween word
- Doubled, the second part of a pint-sized beauty queen's name
- "Check your eyes, ump!"
- Sack
- Unambiguous response to 51-Across's performance
- Goblin's greeting
More clues leading to the result OOOO
- Shutout symbols
- Goose eggs
- Connect Four win
- Haunted house sound
- Line score in a football shutout
- Football shutout line score
- Trip-odometer initial reading
- "When We __" (Janet Jackson tune)
- Bad news on the football scoreboard.
- 4th inning score.
More clues leading to the result SHRIEK
- Caterwaul
- Classic horror movie sound
- "Eek!," for example
- High-pitched yell
- Horror film sound
- Cry of horror
- Haunted house cry
- Horror film reaction
- Scream
- "Boo!" reaction
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
More clues leading to the result THUD
- Fall sound
- Dull sound
- Plop
- Collapsing sound
- The sound a tree makes when it falls in a forest and no one is around
- Bad gag's impact
- Muffled crash sound
- Sound of a heavy landing
- Shot-put sound
- Nickname for the Vietnam War's F-105 fighter plane
More clues leading to the result GASP
- Reaction of surprise
- Post-aerobics breath, perhaps
- Shocked reaction
- Shocking reaction
- Breathe laboriously
- Express surprise
- Wheeze
- Pant
- Sound from one who was underwater too long
- Shocked sound