Dog's bark

The answer

ARF

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

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 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.

• BOWWOW (2 uses in xd)
• WOOF (2 uses in xd)
• ARFARF (1 uses in xd)
• OUF (1 uses in xd)
• YELP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ARF

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

• Pound sound - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
• "Bow-wow!" - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Comics bark - used 49 times, most recently in 2022
• Canine cry - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
• Canine comment - used 42 times, most recently in 2022
• "Woof!" - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Sound from Sandy - used 26 times, most recently in 2017
• Kennel sound - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy's bark - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Canine greeting - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Barking sound - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy's sound - used 20 times, most recently in 2015
• Comic strip bark - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "Bowwow!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Cartoon bark - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Dog park sound - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Dog's sound - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy's comment - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Canine sound - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Rover's remark - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Kennel cry - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Response to "Speak!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound from a pound - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bark - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Dog sound - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy sound - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Bark sound - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sound from the pound - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Terrier's sound - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Comment from Fido - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Husky cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Sandy's remark - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Woof alternative - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Barked remark - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Hound sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Speak!" response - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Walk me!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• Shrill bark - YIP, used 59 times
• Dog's foot - PAW, used 57 times
• Shrill bark - YAP, used 57 times
• Dog's warning - GRR, used 25 times
• Puppy's bark - YIP, used 21 times
• Bark up the wrong tree - ERR, used 18 times

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