The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RUE , but the solution may also be MOAN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Lament crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUE | 17 % | 3 |
| MOAN | 15 % | 4 |
| BEMOAN | 15 % | 6 |
| MOURN | 8 % | 5 |
| WAIL | 7 % | 4 |
| GRIEVE | 5 % | 6 |
| BEWAIL | 4 % | 6 |
| DEPLORE | 4 % | 7 |
| ELEGY | 4 % | 5 |
| WEEP | 4 % | 4 |
| DIRGE | 3 % | 5 |
| REGRET | 3 % | 6 |
| PLAINT | 3 % | 6 |
| SIGH | 1 % | 4 |
| SOB | 1 % | 3 |
| ALAS | 1 % | 4 |
| THRENODY | 0 % | 8 |
| CRY | 0 % | 3 |
| MOANABOUT | 0 % | 9 |
| ELEGIZE | 0 % | 7 |
| COMPLAIN | 0 % | 8 |
| BESAD | 0 % | 5 |
| KEEN | 0 % | 4 |
| REPINE | 0 % | 6 |
| SHEDATEAR | 0 % | 9 |
Why may MOAN be the right solution?
"MOAN" is the right answer because a moan is a low, mournful sound expressing pain or sorrow, which fits the definition of a lament.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lament
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- coronach
- deplore
- threnody
- elegy
- lamentation
- dirge
- bemoan
- plaint
- bewail
- wail
- regret
- keen
Crossword Answer definitions
RUE noun- Sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Pity; compassion.
- To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
- To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- To feel compassion or pity.
- To feel sorrow or regret.
- Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.
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 RUE
- "The Murders in the __ Morgue"
- Actress McClanahan
- 35D, in Paris
- Be contrite
- Feel remorse
- McClanahan of "The Golden Girls"
- Paris street
- Quebec street-sign word
- Sorry state
- Street in Paris
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 BEMOAN
- Lament
- Wail and gnash
- Regret
- Express distress over
- Sing the blues
- Complain about
- Lament.
- Weep over.
- Wail
- Opposite of celebrate
More clues leading to the result MOURN
- Sound dovish?
- Sit shiva, perhaps
- Pay respects, in a way
- Sit shiva
- Lament
- Express sorrow
- Grieve
- Rue
- What some doves seem to do
- Feel great sorrow
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 GRIEVE
- Feel sorrow
- Mourn
- Show sorrow
- Shed tears
- Eat one's heart out
- Feel sorrow for a loss
- "For pleasures past I do not __ ...": Byron
- Lament
- Feel the pain of a loss
- Be heavy-hearted
More clues leading to the result BEWAIL
More clues leading to the result DEPLORE
- Lament
- Condemn
- Censure
- Regret deeply
- Bemoan
- Deeply regret
- Regret strongly
- Strongly disapprove of
- Disapprove of
- Word from the Latin for "weep bitterly"
More clues leading to the result ELEGY
- Song of lament
- Mournful ode
- Nostalgic work
- Lament in verse
- Not a very cheery poem
- Lyric lamentation
- Kaddish
- Sorrowful reading
- Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!," e.g.
- Requiem
More clues leading to the result WEEP
- Grieve
- Have a bawl?
- Shed tears
- React to a chick flick, maybe
- Respond to the end of "Titanic," I suppose
- Turn on the waterworks
- Blubber
- Tear up
- Emulate Niobe
- Get teary
More clues leading to the result DIRGE
- Mournful musical composition
- Threnody
- Funereal music
- Funereal piece
- Somber tune
- Funeral song
- Sad song
- Solemn song
- Funeral hymn
- Doleful ditty
More clues leading to the result REGRET
- Feel contrition
- "King Lear" theme
- Have second thoughts
- Feeling of rue
- Feel remorse
- Lament
- Feel sorry about
- Rue
- Feel contrite about
- Be sorry for
More clues leading to the result PLAINT
- Lamentation
- Lamentation.
- Sorrowful sound
- Sorrowful cry
- Grievance, in English law
- Woeful cry
- Grievance
- Bit of faultfinding
- Lament
- Protest
More clues leading to the result SIGH
- "Bunuel's "The Last __"
- Deep breath
- Sound of relief
- Sound of lamentation
- [Here we go again]
- Wistful sound
- Unexpressed "Alas"
- Unuttered "Alas"
- Sound of nostalgia
- Act relieved
More clues leading to the result SOB
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 THRENODY
More clues leading to the result CRY
- Shed tears
- Bawl
- Blubber
- "__ Me a River"
- Hue's partner
- React to spilled milk?
- Get blubbery
- Burst into tears
- Have a bawl
- Try to get things your way (if you're a three year old)
More clues leading to the result MOANABOUT
More clues leading to the result ELEGIZE
- Versify
- Lament
- Commemorate in verse
- Celebrate in lyric poetry.
- Compose as did Gray.
- Commemorate.
- Write certain poems.
- Write a lament about
- Speak for the dead
- Write à la Thomas Gray or John Donne
More clues leading to the result COMPLAIN
More clues leading to the result BESAD
More clues leading to the result KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___