Answer to "“Wait … what?”" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HUH? , but the solution may also be WHOA! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).

“Wait … what?” crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
HUH?	33 %	4
HUH	33 %	3
WHOA!	33 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: “Wait … what?”

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

• excuse me
• pardon me
• ache
• also
• anticipation
• bit
• bits
• coming
• cool
• expectation
• give
• hang

Crossword Answer definitions

HUH? interjection

1. (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
2. Used to express doubt or confusion.
3. (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
4. (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
5. (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
6. (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

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 HUH?

• “Whaddya mean?”
• “Wait … what?”
• “Whadja say?”
• “I didn’t catch that”

More clues leading to the result HUH

• "Excuse me?"
• "Say what?"
• "What was that?"
• "Live and learn I guess ..."
• "What's that?"
• "What?"
• "Whazzat?"
• "Wha?"
• "Wha'dja say?"
• "Come again?"

More clues leading to the result WHOA!

• “Hold it, horses!”
• “Wait, what?!”
• “Hold up, horses!”
• “Holy moly!”
• “Hold your horses!”
• Equestrian’s cry