Confidential call

The answer

PSST

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Call to attention - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• 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
• 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
• Cat call - MEOW, used 114 times
• Call for - NEED, used 98 times
• Roll call reply - HERE, used 97 times
• Ump's call - SAFE, used 84 times
• Bugle call - TAPS, used 55 times

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