Cries out loud
The crossword clue "Cries out loud" is answered by SOBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SOBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOBS answer page.
Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 7 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.
- HOLLERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOBS, most used first.
- Weeps - used 67 times, most recently in 2025
- Blubbers - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Breaks down - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Weeps loudly - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Cries - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Cries loudly - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Weeps audibly - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Has a bawl - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Bawls - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Laments loudly - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Cries uncontrollably - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Sounds of sorrow - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Turns on the waterworks - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Weeps convulsively - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Cries audibly - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Cries noisily - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Sad sounds - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Boo-hoos - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Breaks down, in a way - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Doesn't just tear up - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Shows sorrow - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Wails - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Cries convulsively - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Has a good cry - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Weeps noisily - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Boohoos - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Breaks into tears - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Sheds tears - 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.
- Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
- Way out - EXIT, used 285 times
- Try out - TEST, used 242 times
- Send out - EMIT, used 240 times
- Out of control - AMOK, used 212 times
- Dole (out) - METE, used 206 times
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