The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOAN , but the solution may also be SOB which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Sad sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOAN | 41 % | 4 |
| SOB | 29 % | 3 |
| KNELL | 18 % | 5 |
| BOOHOO | 6 % | 6 |
| GROAN | 6 % | 5 |
Why may SOB be the right solution?
The answer "SOB" is the right solution because it is a common onomatopoeic word used to describe the sound of someone crying or sobbing.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sad sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- moan
- groan
- wail
- whimper
- whimpering
- whine
- cry
- moaning
- get going
- bawling
- arranged
- crying
Crossword Answer definitions
MOAN noun- A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
- To grieve.
- To distress (someone); to sadden.
- To make a moan or similar sound.
- To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
- To complain; to grumble.
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 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 SOB
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 BOOHOO
- Lombardo oldie
- "Poor me!"
- Crying sound
- Blubber
- Sound of a sob
- "Oh, poor you!"
- Mock cry
- Melodramatic cry
- Word of mock sadness
- Sarcastic "So sad"