Speak falteringly.
The crossword clue "Speak falteringly." is answered by LISP, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2000; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LISP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LISP answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2000; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 2 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.
- STUTTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LISP
Every other clue in this collection answered by LISP, most used first.
- Speech problem - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Talk like Daffy Duck - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Speech impediment - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
- Speech defect - used 25 times, most recently in 2006
- Speak like Sylvester - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Thpeak like thith - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Talk like Daffy - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
- Speech imperfection - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Speech therapist's concern - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Speak like Daffy Duck - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Challenge for a speech coach - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Daffy Duck trademark - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Speak imperfectly - used 8 times, most recently in 1990
- Daffy Duck has one - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Speak like Daffy - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Speech flaw - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Speech mannerism - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Speech therapy subject - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Sylvester's trademark - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Have trouble saying "S" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Speech therapy focus - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Trouble with sibilants - 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.
- Speak unclearly - SLUR, used 82 times
- "Even ___ speak" - ASWE, used 71 times
- Speak hoarsely - RASP, used 69 times
- Move, in Realtor-speak - RELO, used 62 times
- ___ were (so to speak) - ASIT, used 60 times
- ___ speak - SOTO, used 55 times
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