The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GONG which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Percussion instrument crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GONG | 35 % | 4 |
| DRUM | 16 % | 4 |
| TRIANGLE | 10 % | 8 |
| KETTLEDRUM | 9 % | 10 |
| TOMTOM | 3 % | 6 |
| SNAREDRUM | 3 % | 9 |
| XYLOPHONE | 3 % | 9 |
| TAMTAM | 3 % | 6 |
| RATTLE | 2 % | 6 |
| ANVIL | 2 % | 5 |
| TRAPS | 1 % | 5 |
| CHIME | 1 % | 5 |
| MARACA | 1 % | 6 |
| TIMPANI | 1 % | 7 |
| PIANO | 1 % | 5 |
| BASSDRUM | 1 % | 8 |
| TAMBOURINE | 1 % | 10 |
| MARIMBA | 1 % | 7 |
| BONGODRUM | 1 % | 9 |
| CELESTA | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Percussion instrument
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- percussive instrument
- percussion idiophone
- percussion
- hand percussion
- percussionist
- shaker
- drum
- musical instrument
- string instrument
- friction drum
- rattle
- perc.
Crossword Answer definitions
GONG noun- A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.
- To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong.
- To send a signal to, using a gong or similar device.
- To give an award or medal to.
- An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- The contents of an outhouse pit: shit.
- A kind of cultivation energy, more powerful than qi.
- An advanced practice that cultivates such energy.
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 GONG
- Disqualify, Barris-style
- "Dinner's ready" sound
- "The ___ Show" (Offbeat talent)
- Percussion instrument
- Instrument in a Chinese temple
- Percussion instrument played with a mallet
- For example, leaving a holiday drink overturned can be what signals the start of dinner (4)
- Instrument warmed up by rubbing (Tribute #8)
- Chinese percussion
- Tam-tam
More clues leading to the result DRUM
- Snare, for one
- Beat it!
- Instrument Meg White hits
- It can take a beating
- Kit piece
- One frequently hit on the head
- Many a membranophone
- Holder of raffle entry slips, maybe
- "Beat the skins"
- Beaten instrument
More clues leading to the result TRIANGLE
- See 7 Across
- Lovers' problem
- Pool rack shape
- Bermuda shape?
- Percussion instrument
- Pool-rack shape
- Draftsperson's device
- "Pink Panther" theme instrument
- Blow large tin musical instrument (8)
- 39-Across of 30-Across
More clues leading to the result KETTLEDRUM
- Noted hemispherical instrument
- Thunderstorm instrument
- Musical cookery?
- *Pitched percussion instrument
- Percussion instrument
- Percussion instrument.
- Orchestral instrument.
- Timpani member
- Orchestra percussion
- Percussion instrument that can be tuned to a pitch
More clues leading to the result TOMTOM
- Snare's neighbor
- Big name in GPS
- Drum played with the hands
- Type of drum
- Snare's drum-kit neighbor
- Oater omen
- Drum set component
- Nursery rhyme beginning
- Powwow percussion
- Tenor drum
More clues leading to the result SNAREDRUM
- Part of a rock kit
- Part of Krupa's kit
- Percussion instrument
- Percussion piece
- One may be played with sticks or brushes
- Band instrument
- Place for a roll
- Rub out answer written about percussion instrument (5,4)
- Parade instrument.
- Percussion instrument.
More clues leading to the result XYLOPHONE
- Its first notable orchestral use was in Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre"
- Marimba kin
- Percussion instrument.
- Percussion instrument
- Percussion instrument with wooden bars
More clues leading to the result TAMTAM
- Large gong
- Gamelan gong
- Orchestral gong
- Percussion instrument
- Gong
- Large, disk-shaped gong.
- Disk-shaped gong.
- Chinese gong.
- Hindu gong.
- Gong.
More clues leading to the result RATTLE
- Shake up
- Item of endless interest to babies
- Warning from a sidewinder
- Baby shower gift
- "Crotalus" warning
- Disturb
- Disconcert
- Baby's noisemaker
- Unnerve
- Crib toy
More clues leading to the result ANVIL
- Heavy metal instrument?
- Smith's tool
- Smithy staple
- Inner-ear bone
- Smithy fixture
- Forge foundation
- Smithy must-have
- Shoemaker's aid
- Blacksmith's block
- Smith's block
More clues leading to the result TRAPS
- Cogwheel
- Exterminators' gear
- Lobster pots
- Links' hazard
- Animal catchers
- Percussion set
- Links hazards
- Ensnares
- Clay pigeon tossers
- Destinations of some tee shots
More clues leading to the result CHIME
- Ring
- Ring the time
- It's blowing in the wind
- Wind instrument?
- Silvery sound
- Cuckoo alternative
- Ring of time
- Bell-like sound
- ___ in (pipe up)
- Doorbell component
More clues leading to the result MARACA
- One of a percussive pair
- Mariachi band instrument
- Brazilian rattler
- Shaken instrument
- Singular shaker
- Rattling rhythm instrument
- Musical rattle
- Hand-held rattler
- It's shaken on the bandstand
- Musical instrument usually played in pairs
More clues leading to the result TIMPANI
- Kettledrums
- Drums in concerts
- The hunters in "Peter and the Wolf"
- Literally, "drums," in Italian
- Percussionist's set
- Percussion set
- Percussion instruments
- Symphonic set
- Percussion instrument
- Band set
More clues leading to the result PIANO
- Andre Watts's instrument
- Key instrument
- Steinway, e.g.
- Watts' instrument
- Keyed instrument
- Parlor grand, e.g.
- Softly, to Masur
- Billy Joel's instrument
- Instrument for 79 Down
- Baby grand, e.g.
More clues leading to the result BASSDRUM
- It might have a band's name written on it
- Parade instrument
- Percussion kit component
- Boomer in a band
- Parade rhythm keeper
- Parade percussion instrument
- It takes a beating
- Beat it
- Marching-band instrument
- Percussion instrument.
More clues leading to the result TAMBOURINE
- Milliner's favorite instrument?
- "Green __" (1967 song)
- It's shaken but not stirred
- Gypsy's instrument
- Dancer's hand drum.
- Hand drum.
- Small drum.
- It's ringed with jingles
- Bob Dylan "Mr. ___ Man"
- Percussion instrument
More clues leading to the result MARIMBA
- Xylophone relative
- Black snake works its way around Ocean State instrument (7)
- Cousin of the xylophone
- Xylophone's cousin
- It has wooden bars
- Instrument played with mallets
- Xylophone cousin
- Vibraphone relative
- Musical instrument.
- Instrument like a xylophone.
More clues leading to the result BONGODRUM
- Percussion instrument
- Conga's neighbor, perhaps
- Beatnik's accessory
- *Half a percussion pair
- Salsa percussion instrument
- Caribbean noisemaker.
- Salsa ingredient?