Thunder sound
The crossword clue "Thunder sound" is answered by CLAP, a 4-letter entry. Used 93 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
CLAP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLAP answer page.
Used 93 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 15 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- RUMBLE (5 uses in xd)
- ROLL (4 uses in xd)
- BOOM (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CLAP
Every other clue in this pilot answered by CLAP, most used first.
- Applaud - used 310 times, most recently in 2026
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