The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KNELL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Mournful sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KNELL | 56 % | 5 |
| MOAN | 26 % | 4 |
| GROAN | 11 % | 5 |
| SIGH | 7 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mournful sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wail
- lament
- keen
- acrimonious
- acrid
- bitter
- bitterness
- sharp
- scathing
- bitterly
- acid
- austerity
Crossword Answer definitions
KNELL noun- The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
- A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
- To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.
- To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.
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 KNELL
- Mournful sound
- Toll of a bell
- Bell toll
- Mournful bell toll
- Ominous ring
- Sound of passage
- Peal
- Solemn bell sound
- Mournful bell sound
- Death toll
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 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