The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BLAB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Let the cat out of the bag crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BLAB | 48 % | 4 |
| TOLD | 40 % | 4 |
| TELL | 2 % | 4 |
| SPILLTHEBEANS | 2 % | 13 |
| SPILLEDTHEBEANS | 2 % | 15 |
| EXPOSE | 2 % | 6 |
| TALK | 2 % | 4 |
Why may TOLD be the right solution?
The phrase "let the cat out of the bag" means to reveal a secret or confidential information. The word "TOLD" fits perfectly as it means to communicate or disclose something to someone.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Let the cat out of the bag
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- let the cat out
- let something slip
- tip one's hand
- let on
- blow the lid off
- give the game away
- spill the tea
- come out
- lift the lid
- shoot off at the mouth
- tell all
- spill one's guts
Crossword Answer definitions
BLAB noun- One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
- Gossip; prattle.
- To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
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 BLAB
- Spill the beans
- Tattle
- Spill a secret
- Act the gossipmonger
- Gossip
- Talk a blue streak
- Let the cat out of the bag
- State secrets?
- Tell secrets
- Expel hot air
More clues leading to the result TOLD
- Revealed orally
- Related
- Blew the whistle
- Spilled the beans
- Revealed
- Ratted (on)
- Informed
- Recounted
- Was a ratfink
- Tattled
More clues leading to the result TELL
- Spill the beans
- Kiss and ___
- Legendary Swiss
- Let slip
- Make known
- Relate
- Blab
- Schiller hero
- Tip off
- "___ It to the Judge" (1949 movie)
More clues leading to the result SPILLTHEBEANS
- Blab
- Confess
- Let the cat out of the bag
- Give the show away.
- Tattle
- Blab ... or a literal hint to completing five answers in this puzzle
- Confess or blab
- Blab, non-clumsily?
- "Tell us!"
- Tell a secret
More clues leading to the result SPILLEDTHEBEANS
- Ruined one's coffee break?
- Blabbed
- Told all
- Told ... and a hint to this puzzle's six sets of circles
- Blabbed all
- Divulged indiscreetly.
- Tattled
- Cooked carelessly
- Let out a secret
- Had a big mouth
More clues leading to the result EXPOSE
- "60 Minutes" piece, often
- Bare
- "Anderson Cooper 360" piece
- Investigative journalist's piece
- Tell-all news story
- Tabloid article
- Debunk
- Make vulnerable
- Revealing piece
- Bring to light