The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAILS , but the solution may also be BAWLS which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in LA Times).
Turns on the waterworks, so to speak crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAILS | 50 % | 5 |
| BAWLS | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Turns on the waterworks, so to speak
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- turned
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Crossword Answer definitions
WAILS noun- A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
- Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
- A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
- To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- To make a noise like mourning or crying.
- To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- To perform with great liveliness and force.
- To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
- To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
- To choose, select.
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 WAILS
- Bawls
- Siren sounds
- Banshee voicings
- Banshee's sounds
- Banshee's bays
- Agonized cries
- Banshee's cries
- Mornful sounds
- Turns on the waterworks, so to speak
- Knocks 'em dead at the jazz club