The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word YOWL , but the solution may also be YEOW! which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Pained cry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YOWL | 24 % | 4 |
| OUCH | 24 % | 4 |
| MOAN | 15 % | 4 |
| YEOW | 9 % | 4 |
| YELP | 9 % | 4 |
| YOW | 6 % | 3 |
| YIPE | 6 % | 4 |
| YEOW! | 3 % | 5 |
| ALAS | 3 % | 4 |
Why may YEOW be the right solution?
The answer "YEOW!" is the right solution because it is a common exclamation used to express sudden pain or discomfort.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pained cry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yell
- scream
- shout
- hoop
- loo
- rout
- shouting
- roar
- hollering
- bark
- yelling
- bray
Crossword Answer definitions
YOWL noun- A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
- Utter a yowl.
- Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.
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 YOWL
- Cry of pain
- Feline wail
- Caterwaul
- Dismal cry
- Cry of distress
- Mournful scream
- Mournful wail
- Cat call?
- Cat sound found in the answer at 63-Across
- Pained cry
More clues leading to the result OUCH
- Toe-stubber's word
- Needle reaction
- "That's gonna leave a mark ..."
- "That stings!"
- "That hurts!"
- "That's gonna leave a mark"
- Response to a painful pun, say
- "That smarts!"
- "That was painful"
- Smart remark?
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 YEOW
- "That really hurtssss!"
- "#$&@%!"
- "That smarts!"
- Stubbed-toe cry
- Cartoon shriek
- "___! That hurts!"
- "Ouch!"
- "That hurts!"
- "Holy cats!"
- "That hurts!"
More clues leading to the result YELP
- Pound sound
- Pomeranian bark
- Short bark
- Website with menus
- Site for getting back at the restaurant where you got food poisoning
- Verb that's come to mean "check if a restaurant is any good"
- Online review site
- Sitting-on-a-tack response
- Shrill bark
- Shrill cry
More clues leading to the result YOW
- "Jeez!"
- Cat yell
- "That hurts!!"
- "Ouch!"
- Shout of pain
- "That really hurt!"
- "Holy Toledo!"
- "That hurts!"
- "That smarts!"
- Cry of pain
More clues leading to the result YIPE
- Cry out sharply
- Word of surprise
- [gulp!]
- [gulp]
- Cry of alarm
- "Holy cow!"
- Pained cry
- Horrified cry
- "Eek!"
- Cry of dismay