Contented sound
The crossword clue "Contented sound" is answered by PURR, a 4-letter entry. Used 56 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PURR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PURR answer page.
Used 56 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 13 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.
- AHH (5 uses in xd)
- MURMUR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PURR
Every other clue in this collection answered by PURR, most used first.
- Sound of contentment - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Run smoothly - used 32 times, most recently in 2021
- Contented cat's sound - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Engine sound - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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- Attention-getting sound - PSST, used 120 times
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