Derisive cries
The crossword clue "Derisive cries" is answered by HOOTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HOOTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOOTS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 4 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 HOOTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOOTS, most used first.
- Owl sounds - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Heckling sounds - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Sounds like an owl - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Derisive look - SNEER, used 70 times
- Derisive sound - SNORT, used 55 times
- Cries out for - NEEDS, used 33 times
- Derisive smile - SNEER, used 30 times
- Derisive - SNIDE, used 24 times
- Cries from sties - OINKS, used 23 times
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