Cry of enlightenment

The answer

AHA

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AHA answer page.

Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• AHSO (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for AHA

Every other clue in this collection answered by AHA, most used first.

• "Eureka!" - used 460 times, most recently in 2026
• "Now I get it!" - used 182 times, most recently in 2026
• Cry of discovery - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
• "Caught ya!" - used 154 times, most recently in 2026
• "So that's it!" - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
• "Gotcha!" - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
• "I've got it!" - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• Cry of insight - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• "That's it!" - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Exclamation. - used 81 times, most recently in 2025
• "I knew it!" - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• "Caught you!" - used 70 times, most recently in 2025
• "Bingo!" - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• "Now I see!" - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• "Got it!" - used 58 times, most recently in 2025
• "I get it now!" - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• "Now I understand!" - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• "Take On Me" band - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Cry of triumph - used 38 times, most recently in 2009
• "I figured it out!" - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• "I get it!" - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "I see!" - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "I thought so!" - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ moment - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• "Just as I thought!" - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Triumphant cry - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Exclamation of discovery - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Just as I suspected!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• "So!" - used 23 times, most recently in 2014
• "Mystery solved!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Solver's shout - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• "So that's your game!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• "A clue!" - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• "I got it!" - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• "So, there you are!" - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• "I solved it!" - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "Of course!" - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Exclamation of triumph - used 17 times, most recently in 2010
• Finder's cry - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• "Found it!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• "So it's you!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• "Take On Me" band (Hyph.) - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• "I see it now!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "I've figured it out!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• "So that's what that means!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• "There you are!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• "Caught in the act!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Cry of realization - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Discoverer's cry - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• "Now I've got it!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• "Now it's clear!" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• "But of course!" - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• "Caughtcha!" - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Puzzle solver's cry - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• "Figured it out!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ moment (epiphany) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Shout of discovery - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Solved it!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Sound of insight - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Clicking sound? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor's cry - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• ___ moment (puzzle-solving breakthrough) - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Exclamation of surprise. - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• "I caught you!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "I found it!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "I've solved it!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Solver's cry - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "There it is!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Triumphant shout - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• "Well, whaddya know!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• "I have an idea!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• "I understand now!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "It just clicked!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Light-dawning cry - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• "So it was you!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• "So that's the answer!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "The light dawns!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Triumphant exclamation - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
• 'Gotcha!' - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Exclamation of insight - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "I suspected as much!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Sleuth's shout - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Sound of surprise - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Villain's cry - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
• Brainstorming cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Cry of epiphany - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cry of recognition - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "I just got it!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "I've got it now!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "It just came to me!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• "Now it makes sense!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "Oh, I see!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Palindromic cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Palindromic exclamation - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Take on Me" group - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "As I suspected!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Detective's cry - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Discovery word - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• "I have it!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Puzzle solver's shout - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Sleuth's cry - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound of an epiphany - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sound of discovery - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Successful solver's shout - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." band - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Unmasker's cry - used 6 times, most recently in 2011

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