Attention getter
The crossword clue "Attention getter" is answered by HEY, a 3-letter entry. Used 37 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HEY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEY answer page.
Used 37 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 10 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.
- BELL (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for HEY
Every other clue in this collection answered by HEY, most used first.
- "You there!" - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- "Yo!" - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- "Psst!" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- "Watch it!" - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- "What's the big idea?!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- "Yoo-hoo!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Casual greeting - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- "Over here!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Attention - EAR, used 145 times
- Special attention, for short - TLC, used 27 times
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