The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SOB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Kind of story crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOB | 46 % | 3 |
| TALL | 19 % | 4 |
| BEDTIME | 5 % | 7 |
| INSIDE | 3 % | 6 |
| COVER | 3 % | 5 |
| LEAD | 3 % | 4 |
| MYTH | 3 % | 4 |
| HORROR | 3 % | 6 |
| SHAGGYDOG | 3 % | 9 |
| FISH | 3 % | 4 |
| UPPER | 3 % | 5 |
| SHORT | 3 % | 5 |
| GHOST | 3 % | 5 |
| SAD | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kind of story
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tragedy
- comedy
- fairy tale
- fable
- parable
- legend
- telltale
- speech
- eloquence
- verbatim
- rhetorician
- oratory
Crossword Answer definitions
SOB noun- A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
- Sound of sob
- To weep with convulsive gasps.
- To say (something) while sobbing.
- To soak.
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 SOB
More clues leading to the result TALL
- Like some tales
- Long-limbed
- Like most hoopsters
- Looking down on people?
- Way to stand?
- Like Rebecca Lobo
- Little Richard's "Long ___ Sally"
- "Long __ Sally"
- Statuesque
- "Sarah, Plain and ___" (1986 Newbery winner)
More clues leading to the result BEDTIME
- When you might expect a scheduled drop-off?
- What "Lights out" signifies
- Occasion for storytelling
- When people usually retire
- For many, it follows the news
- When people retire
- "Nighty-night" hour
- 11 p.m., for some
- Lullaby hour.
- Retiring hour.
More clues leading to the result INSIDE
- Interior
- Toward the center
- Like some jobs
- Private
- Privileged, as info
- Behind-the-scenes
- Jailed, slangily
- Confidential
- Kind of job?
- Like some jokes or jobs
More clues leading to the result COVER
- Coveted spot on Time
- Alibi
- Coveted spot on "Time"
- Shelter from the storm
- Old song done anew
- Song played that isn't the original
- Spy's guise
- Spy's disguise
- ____girl: model
- Hide from view
More clues leading to the result LEAD
- Pencil innard?
- Sinker material
- Spearhead
- Heavy metal
- Hold first place
- Pb, on the periodic table
- Precedes belly and foot
- Preceeds belly and foot
- Starring role
- Take charge of
More clues leading to the result MYTH
- "Doubleday invented baseball," e.g.
- "Gore invented the internet," e.g.
- Mr. Rogers was a Navy Seal, e.g.
- Urban ___
- Bit of folklore
- Very tall tale
- Traditional story
- Traditional tale
- Legend
- Washington and the cherry tree, e.g.
More clues leading to the result HORROR
- King's genre
- Bloodcurdling genre
- Poe's genre
- Stephen King's genre
- "The Amityville ___"
- "The Rocky ___ Picture Show"
- Film genre not for the squeamish
- Genre dominated by King's English
- "Saw" genre
- 30-Down genre
More clues leading to the result SHAGGYDOG
- Kind of joke (exemplified by the theme of this puzzle)
- It's a long story
- Sort of story
- Type of funny story.
- Kind of story
- Story with an absurd punch line
- Animal in a 2006 movie remake
More clues leading to the result FISH
- Food with chips
- Angle for
- Porgy and bass
- Bass, but not guitar or drums
- Guppy or grouper
- School members
- Try out a line?
- Angle
- Barney Miller spinoff
- Look for a compliment
More clues leading to the result UPPER
- Class for fat cats?
- The top half
- It's over the lower
- Amphetamine
- "Northern, so to speak"
- ___ House (Canadian Senate)
- Higher one
- Word before crust or hand
- Word before crust or class
- Berth choice
More clues leading to the result SHORT
- Comedian Martin ___
- Wiring problem
- Strapped for cash
- Knee-high to a grasshopper
- Funnyman Martin
- Lacking a quorum
- Like some tempers
- Lacking sufficient funds
- Unlike a shaggy-dog story
- Word before bread or cake
More clues leading to the result GHOST
- Kind of town or story
- Snapchat logo
- Dead head?
- Ship in The Sea Wolf
- Hamlet's vision
- Spelling game
- Mere semblance
- Trace image
- Write surreptitiously
- Visitor in Act I of "Hamlet"