The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KEENS , but the solution may also be SOBS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Wails crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KEENS | 51 % | 5 |
| SOBS | 26 % | 4 |
| LAMENTS | 6 % | 7 |
| HOWLS | 6 % | 5 |
| CROONS | 3 % | 6 |
| BAWLS | 3 % | 5 |
| CRIES | 3 % | 5 |
| ULULATES | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wails
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mewl
- whimper
- pule
- plaint
- ululate
- howl
- roar
- lamentation
- lament
- yawl
- howls
- keens
Crossword Answer definitions
KEENS verb- To make cold, to sharpen.
- 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 KEENS
- Wails in lamentation
- Laments loudly
- Wails for the dead
- Wails shrilly
- Loudly laments
- Wails loudly
- Wails
- Wails like a banshee
- Wails with grief
- Laments
More clues leading to the result SOBS
- Blubbers
- Boohoos
- Weeps aloud
- Terry garments
- Weeps
- Cries audibly
- Breaks down, in a way
- Breaks down
- Reacts like a toddler who doesn't get what she wants, perhaps
- Carries on tearfully
More clues leading to the result LAMENTS
More clues leading to the result HOWLS
- Laughs heartily
- Werewolf movie sound effects
- Werewolf film effects
- Bays at the moon
- Wolf cries
- Coyote cries
- Caterwauls
- Coyote plaints
- Wolf calls
- Serenades the moon
More clues leading to the result CROONS
- Emulates Crosby
- Lullabies
- Emulates Bing
- Sings like Bublé
- Sings "White Christmas," maybe
- Hums soothingly
- Sings like Crosby or Como
- Sings a sentimental song
- Sings like Rudy Vallee
- Delivers an old standard, perhaps
More clues leading to the result BAWLS
- Tears up but good
- Cries
- Cries like a baby
- Sheds copious tears
- Ugly-cries
- Cries one's eyes out
- Doesn't just sniffle
- Turns on the waterworks
- Blubbers
- Has a good cry
More clues leading to the result CRIES
- Reacts to onions
- Birdcalls, e.g.
- Blubbers
- Distress signals
- Clamors or rallying calls
- Is moved deeply
- Whoops
- Sheds tears
- Gets emotional
- Does some boo-hooing