Door sound

The answer

SLAM

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

Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 6 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.

• RAP (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for SLAM

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

• Bridge coup - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
• Criticize harshly - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Close with a bang - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Close noisily - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetry competition - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge feat - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
• Close angrily - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
• Shut forcefully - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge term. - used 25 times, most recently in 2006
• Bridge bid - used 24 times, most recently in 1995
• Criticize severely - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Close loudly - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetry contest - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge triumph - used 19 times, most recently in 2006
• ___ dunk - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Shut loudly - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Grand __; four-run homer - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Close forcefully - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Grand __ - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Close with force - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetry event - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Shut with a bang - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Criticize - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Harshly criticize - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Noisy impact. - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Shut angrily - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Shut noisily - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Bang - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
• Close in anger - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Cutting criticism - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Hit hard - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Sound of an angry exit - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Dis - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Lambaste - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Put-down - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Verbal assault - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Bang shut - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Close angrily, as a door - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Go out with a bang - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Harsh criticism - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Poetry showdown - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Shut with force - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Basketball crowd-pleaser - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Bridge score - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• Insult - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ poetry - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Shut hard - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Wrestling move - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Canyon sound - ECHO, used 202 times
• Throat-clearing sound - AHEM, used 180 times
• Scissors sound - SNIP, used 135 times
• High-five sound - SLAP, used 132 times
• Horn sound - TOOT, used 132 times
• Attention-getting sound - PSST, used 120 times

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