Speakers' hesitations
The crossword clue "Speakers' hesitations" is answered by UMS, a 3-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
UMS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UMS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 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.
- URS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for UMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by UMS, most used first.
- Sounds of hesitation - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Hesitant sounds - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Verbal stumbles - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Hesitation sounds - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Verbal hesitations - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Speech hesitations - ERS, used 7 times
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