Call of the wild
The crossword clue "Call of the wild" is answered by HOWL, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HOWL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOWL answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 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.
- BABBLINGBROOK (1 uses in xd)
- BIRDSONG (1 uses in xd)
- HOWLINGWIND (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOWL
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOWL, most used first.
- Wolf's cry - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Ululate - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
- Bay - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Coyote call - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Coyote's cry - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Laugh uproariously - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Bay at the moon - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Wolf's wail - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Wail - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
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