Weeps convulsively
The crossword clue "Weeps convulsively" is answered by SOBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 6 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 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Cries out loud - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
- 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
- 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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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