Lament loudly
The crossword clue "Lament loudly" is answered by WAIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. 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
WAIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WAIL answer page.
Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for WAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by WAIL, most used first.
- Banshee's cry - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Lament - used 16 times, most recently in 2006
- Cry loudly - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Cry like a banshee - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Keen - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Emulate a banshee - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Cry like a baby - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Cry out - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Mournful cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Siren's sound - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Cry - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Sing the blues - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Ululate - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Laugh loudly - ROAR, used 63 times
- Lament - MOAN, used 41 times
- Cry loudly - BAWL, used 35 times
- Weep loudly - BAWL, used 25 times
- Ring loudly - PEAL, used 24 times
- Weeps loudly - SOBS, used 23 times
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