Cat calls
The crossword clue "Cat calls" is answered by MEWS, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1933. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MEWS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MEWS answer page.
Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1933. It appears in 12 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.
- MIAOWS (2 uses in xd)
- YOWLS (2 uses in xd)
- MEOWING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MEWS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MEWS, most used first.
- Kitten cries - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Kittens' cries - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Kitten calls - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Kitten sounds - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Catty comments - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Kitty cries - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Cat call - MEOW, used 114 times
- Tailless cat - MANX, used 74 times
- "Cat on ___ Tin Roof" - AHOT, used 55 times
- Black cat, to some - OMEN, used 50 times
- Calls on - USES, used 49 times
- Cattle calls - MOOS, used 48 times
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