The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word KEEN , but the solution may also be CRY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Wail crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KEEN | 21 % | 4 |
| BAWL | 19 % | 4 |
| ULULATE | 16 % | 7 |
| SOB | 9 % | 3 |
| YOWL | 9 % | 4 |
| CRY | 9 % | 3 |
| MOAN | 4 % | 4 |
| LAMENT | 4 % | 6 |
| HOWL | 3 % | 4 |
| CRYOUT | 1 % | 6 |
| SCROD | 1 % | 5 |
| BELT | 1 % | 4 |
| BEMOAN | 1 % | 6 |
Why may CRY be the right solution?
The word "wail" is commonly associated with crying, making "CRY" the appropriate answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wail
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mewl
- whimper
- pule
- plaint
- ululate
- howl
- roar
- lamentation
- lament
- yawl
- keen
- barrier
Crossword Answer definitions
KEEN verb- To make cold, to sharpen.
- Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- Marvelous.
- Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
- A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
- To utter a keen.
- To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- To mourn.
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 KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___
More clues leading to the result BAWL
- Cry
- Wail
- Weep loudly
- Be like a baby
- Make a lot of tears
- React to the end of "Titanic," if you're me
- Get audibly upset
- Weep and wail
- Blubber
- Turn on the waterworks
More clues leading to the result ULULATE
- Wail
- Act the banshee
- Howl shrilly
- Wail with grief
- Howl
- Lament loudly
- Hoot.
- Howl.
- Howl like a wolf.
- Howl like a dog.
More clues leading to the result SOB
More clues leading to the result YOWL
- Cry of pain
- Feline wail
- Caterwaul
- Dismal cry
- Cry of distress
- Mournful scream
- Mournful wail
- Cat call?
- Cat sound found in the answer at 63-Across
- Pained cry
More clues leading to the result CRY
- Shed tears
- Bawl
- Blubber
- "__ Me a River"
- Hue's partner
- React to spilled milk?
- Get blubbery
- Burst into tears
- Have a bawl
- Try to get things your way (if you're a three year old)
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 LAMENT
More clues leading to the result HOWL
- Laugh uproariously
- Ululate
- Call of the wild
- "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked" poem
- Ginsberg masterwork
- Ginsburg poem
- Lycanthrope's call
- Hearty laugh
- Canine cry
- Bay at the moon
More clues leading to the result CRYOUT
More clues leading to the result SCROD
- Wail
- Catch of the day, sometimes
- Young haddock
- Hyannisport course
- Popular whitefish
- Fish dish
- Fish-and-chips fish
- Dinner entree fish
- Seafood choice
- New England seafood
More clues leading to the result BELT
- Bible follower
- Sun or Bible
- Suspenders alternative
- Waist sash
- Sash
- Snort
- Orion has one
- Sander part
- Hit hard
- Dojo award