The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DRAT , but the solution may also be DARN! which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
"Phooey!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
DRAT | 25 % | 4 |
RATS | 18 % | 4 |
BAH | 16 % | 3 |
DARN | 8 % | 4 |
NERTS | 8 % | 5 |
NUTS | 5 % | 4 |
DANG | 3 % | 4 |
DARNIT | 2 % | 6 |
PAH | 2 % | 3 |
CRUD | 2 % | 4 |
FIE | 2 % | 3 |
DANGIT | 1 % | 6 |
OHDARN | 1 % | 6 |
OHRATS | 1 % | 6 |
PISH | 0 % | 4 |
AWNUTS | 0 % | 6 |
HECK | 0 % | 4 |
DARN! | 0 % | 5 |
PSHAW | 0 % | 5 |
OHNUTS | 0 % | 6 |
OH DARN | 0 % | 7 |
FUDGE | 0 % | 5 |
AWRATS | 0 % | 6 |
DRAT! | 0 % | 5 |
DARNITALL | 0 % | 9 |
DRATIT | 0 % | 6 |
FIDDLESTICKS | 0 % | 12 |
DASHIT | 0 % | 6 |
NERTS! | 0 % | 6 |
SHOOT | 0 % | 5 |
YAH | 0 % | 3 |
NUTS! | 0 % | 5 |
Why may DARN be the right solution?
The answer "DARN!" fits the clue "Phooey!" because it is an exclamation used to express frustration or disappointment.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Phooey!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hooey
- horse pucky
- hornswoggle
- bahooey
- bullplop
- bullsnot
- spoof
- batcrap
- crapshit
- fadoodle
- horsefeathers
- stuff and nonsense
Crossword Answer definitions
DRAT verb- To damn or curse.
- Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.
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 DRAT
- "Curses!"
- "Fiddlesticks!"
- "Phooey!"
- "Shoot!"
- Mild expletive
- "Doggone it!"
- Cartoon expletive
- Darn it!
- Shucks!
- Expression of annoyance
More clues leading to the result RATS
- "Doggone!"
- Charlie Brown expletive
- Pied Piper's followers
- They leave the sinking ship
- "Darn!"
- Charlie Brown's expletive
- Informers
- Researcher's supply, perhaps
- "Oh, drat!"
- Charlie Brown's expression
More clues leading to the result BAH
- Cry to Cratchit
- Dickensian epithet
- Pooh-__
- Scrooge's retort
- ___ Humbug
- Scrooge's favorite reply
- Ebenezer's epithet
- Grouch's word
- Scrooge's oath
- "Phooey!"
More clues leading to the result DARN
- Fix
- Repair a stocking
- Repair socks
- Do mending
- Fix a hole
- Word said while snapping fingers
- Phooey
- Sock-mender's oath?
- "Well, heck!"
- "Fiddlesticks!"
More clues leading to the result NERTS
- "Phooey!"
- "Fug!"
- Old fashioned outburst
- Slangy refusal
- "Fiddlesticks!"
- "Fudge!"
- "Drat!"
- Mild oath
- "Nonsense!"
- Old-fashioned outburst
More clues leading to the result NUTS
- Enthusiastic
- They may be mixed
- Not playing with a full deck
- "Darn!"
- Batshit
- Cracked
- Phooey
- Long after soup
- Message from McAuliffe
- Chipmunk chow
More clues leading to the result DANG
- "Durn it!"
- "Aw, shoot"
- "Confound it!"
- "Oh Lawd!"
- "Shoot!"
- "Doggone!"
- "Goldurn it!"
- Roger Miller expletive
- "The Far Side" expletive
- Mild expletive
More clues leading to the result DARNIT
More clues leading to the result PAH
- Tuba note?
- Oom-___
- Remark of contempt
- Syllable of disdain
- Oom follower
- Contemptuous exclamation
- Sound of irritation
- "Phooey!"
- "What rubbish!"
- Sound from 35-Down
More clues leading to the result CRUD
- Foul matter
- Loathsome stuff
- Odure
- "Dammit!"
- Gunk
- Caked deposit
- Vile substance
- Icky stuff
- Filthy deposit
- Yucky buildup
More clues leading to the result FIE
- Sound of disapproval
- "Phooey!"
- Exclamation of disgust
- Expression of disapproval
- Old-time oath
- "For shame!"
- "For shame"
- "Fee ___ foe fum"
- "Thou pribbling hasty-witted moldwarp!"
- "Tsk, tsk," old-style
More clues leading to the result DANGIT
More clues leading to the result OHDARN
- Phrase said while sarcastically snapping one's fingers
- "Rats"
- "Shucks!"
- "Phooey!"
- "Drat!"
- "Rats!"
- "Shoot!"
- "Fiddlesticks!"
- "Phooey!"
- Mild oath
More clues leading to the result OHRATS
- "Dadgummit!"
- "Phooey!"
- "Nuts!"
- "Consarn it!"
- "Darn it!"
- "Darn it all"
- "Doggone it!"
- "Gosh darn it!"
- "Well, darn!"
More clues leading to the result PISH
- Contemptuous comment
- "Nonsense"
- "Pshaw!"
- "Don't be silly!"
- "Oh, nonsense!"
- "Give me a break!"
- Exclamation from the impatient
- "That's nonsense!"
- "Bah!"
- Impatient word
More clues leading to the result AWNUTS
More clues leading to the result HECK
- "Gee"
- "Golly"
- Kin of 114 Across
- Mild form of hell?
- "What the ___!"
- "Aw, darn it"
- Prude's curse word
- Non-bleeped expletive
- "Doggone!"
- All get-out
More clues leading to the result DARN!
More clues leading to the result PSHAW
- Expression of disbelief
- Contemptuous remark
- Scornful remark
- "Bah!"
- "Baloney!"
- Bosh!
- Shucks
- "Suuuuure"
- "Balderdash!"
- "Fiddlesticks!"
More clues leading to the result OHNUTS
More clues leading to the result OH DARN
More clues leading to the result FUDGE
- Tamper with
- Baby Ruth ingredient
- Overestimate, maybe
- Fake or falsify
- Falsify, as figures
- Hot ___ sundae
- Chocolate treat
- Gooey confection
- Gooey goody
- For telling small lies, use...
More clues leading to the result AWRATS
More clues leading to the result DRAT!
More clues leading to the result DARNITALL
More clues leading to the result DRATIT
More clues leading to the result FIDDLESTICKS
More clues leading to the result DASHIT
More clues leading to the result NERTS!
More clues leading to the result SHOOT
- Film session
- Take pictures
- Use a camera
- Small sprout
- "Gol-durn!"
- Session with a photog
- "Tell me"
- "Go ahead, ask"
- "Darn it!"
- Pull the trigger
More clues leading to the result YAH
- "Uh-huh"
- Derisive expression
- "Boo-___!"
- Derisive exclamation
- Exclamation of derision
- Impatient exclamation
- Impatient snort
- "Fargo" affirmative
- Triumphant cry
- Cry of impatience