Call to attention

The answer

PSST

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PSST answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 3 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.

• HARK (2 uses in xd)
• ALERT (1 uses in xd)
• CITE (1 uses in xd)
• HEY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for PSST

Every other clue in this collection answered by PSST, most used first.

• "Hey, you!" - used 325 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hey, over here!" - used 232 times, most recently in 2026
• Attention-getting sound - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
• Attention getter - used 119 times, most recently in 2025
• "Over here!" - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hey!" - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Sibilant summons - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Hushed "Hey!" - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• "Check this out!" - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Whispered call - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Attention-getting whisper - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Furtive summons - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Furtive "Hey, you!" - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• "You there!" - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• "Hey you!" whisper - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Furtive "Hey!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• "Hey, buddy!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Soft "Hey, you!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Subtle summons - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Whispered "Hey!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Subtle "Over here!" - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Furtive whisper - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• "Hey there!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Sibilant attention-getter - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Subtle attention-getter - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Hushed "Hey, you!" - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Discreet attention-getter - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• "Hey you! Over here!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Sibilant "Hey!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Verbal nudge - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• "Hey, c'mere!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Hissed "Hey!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Surreptitious sound - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Whispered attention-getter - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Attention-getting hiss - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hey, Mac!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Low-key "Hey!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Call for attention - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Whispered summons - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Ahem!" - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• "Do you want to hear a secret?" - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
• "Hey, buddy, over here!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Surreptitious summons - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wanna hear a secret?" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Ahem" alternative - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Discreet summons - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "Look over here!" - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Soft "Hey!" - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Subtle signal - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Furtive attention-getter - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Quiet "Hey!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Quiet "Hey you!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Subtle "Hey, you!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Want to hear a secret?" - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Head-turner - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• "Hey, listen up!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "Hey you, c'mere!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "Hey, you there!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Listen! - used 8 times, most recently in 1967
• Sibilant signal - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Sneaky "Hey!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Soft summons - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Subdued attention getter - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Subtle "yo!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Tap-on-the-shoulder alternative - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Verbal elbow in the ribs - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Discreet "Hey, you!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Hissed "Over here!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Hissed summons - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Secretive attention getter - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Soft "Over here!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Subtle alert - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• "Yo!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• "Ahem" relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Confidential call - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cousin of "ahem" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Cry for attention - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Head-turning sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Hushed summons - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Surreptitious attention-getter - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Whisper for attention - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Wordless summons - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• "Yo, over here!" - 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.

• Roll call response - HERE, used 235 times
• Pay attention to - HEED, used 130 times
• Cat call - MEOW, used 114 times
• Attention getter - AHEM, used 111 times
• Call for - NEED, used 98 times
• Roll call reply - HERE, used 97 times

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