Derisive calls
The crossword clue "Derisive calls" is answered by BOOS, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BOOS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOOS answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 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.
- YAHS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BOOS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOOS, most used first.
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- Sounds of disapproval - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Ghostly greetings - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Hecklers' chorus - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Bronx cheers - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Cries of disapproval - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Catcalls - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Heckles - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Raspberry relatives - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Reacts to a bad call - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
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- Calls, in poker - SEES, used 17 times
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