Sound of surprise
The crossword clue "Sound of surprise" is answered by GASP, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GASP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GASP answer page.
Used 55 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GASP
Every other clue in this collection answered by GASP, most used first.
- React in horror - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Shocked reaction - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Sound of shock - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Pant - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Shocked sound - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- [I'm shocked!] - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
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