Derisive shout
The crossword clue "Derisive shout" is answered by HOOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HOOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOOT answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018. It appears in 6 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.
- CATCALL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOOT, most used first.
- Owl's sound - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Owl sound - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Knee-slapper - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Owl call - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Owl's call - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Holler's partner - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Owl's cry - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Catcall - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Owl's comment - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Bird sound. - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Derisive sound - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Jeer - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Night sound - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
- Sound from an owl - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Laugh-a-minute - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Amusing antic - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Owl howl - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Rib-tickler - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Riot - used 6 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.
- Shout - YELL, used 123 times
- Golfer's shout - FORE, used 39 times
- Sentry's shout - HALT, used 38 times
- Horse-stopping shout - WHOA, used 26 times
- Revival meeting shout - AMEN, used 18 times
- Sailor's shout - AHOY, used 18 times
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