Attention-getting sound
The crossword clue "Attention-getting sound" is answered by AHEM, a 4-letter entry. Used 67 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AHEM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AHEM answer page.
Used 67 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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.
- HIST (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for AHEM
Every other clue in this collection answered by AHEM, most used first.
- "Excuse me ..." - used 198 times, most recently in 2026
- Throat-clearing sound - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
- Attention getter - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- "Pardon me" - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- "Beg pardon ..." - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Throat clearer - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
- "I'm standing right here!" - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Polite interruption - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- "Um, excuse me" - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- "Uh, excuse me" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Canyon sound - ECHO, used 202 times
- Scissors sound - SNIP, used 135 times
- High-five sound - SLAP, used 132 times
- Horn sound - TOOT, used 132 times
- Pay attention to - HEED, used 130 times
- Attention-getting sound - PSST, used 120 times
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