Answer to "Startling sound" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BOO , but the solution may also be BAM which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).

Startling sound crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
BOO	50 %	3
BAM	17 %	3
SCREAM	17 %	6
POP	17 %	3

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Startling sound

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• boo
• scream
• blast
• whizbang
• alarm
• bang
• thunderclap
• acrobatics
• apparition
• coup
• outre
• screamer

Crossword Answer definitions

BOO noun

1. A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

BOO verb

1. To shout extended boos derisively.
2. To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision.

BOO interjection

1. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child. Usually used when one has been hidden from the victim and then suddenly appeared unexpectedly.
2. Used ironically in a situation where one had the opportunity to scare someone by speaking suddenly.
3. An exclamation used by a member or many members of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.

BOO noun

1. A close acquaintance or significant other.

BOO noun

1. Cannabis.

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 BOO

• Scare word
• Serenade the villain
• Bronx cheer
• Catcall
• Halloween word
• Doubled, the second part of a pint-sized beauty queen's name
• "Check your eyes, ump!"
• Sack
• Unambiguous response to 51-Across's performance
• Goblin's greeting

More clues leading to the result BAM

• "There it is!"
• NYC cultural mecca outside of Manhattan
• Emeril's expletive
• "Kapow!"
• "Jackass" stuntman ___ Margera
• Collision sound
• Emeril's exclamation
• Hitting sound
• Prez in some tabloid headlines
• Emeril's outcry

More clues leading to the result SCREAM

• Horror-movie sound
• Laugh riot
• Groupie greeting
• 1996 horror movie
• Munch depiction
• Sound from a Beatles concertgoer
• Haunted house reaction
• Neve Campbell shocker
• Shriek
• It's hysterical

More clues leading to the result POP

• __ for (buy)
• __-up (infielder's chance)
• Grammy Awards category
• Weasel word?
• Type of quiz
• Household name
• "The French Connection" character
• Bottle opening sound
• Bubble bursting noise
• Gotye genre