Shrill barks
The crossword clue "Shrill barks" is answered by YAPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YAPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YAPS answer page.
Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 10 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.
- YELPS (17 uses in xd)
Other clues for YAPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by YAPS, most used first.
- Puppy sounds - used 21 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.
- Shrill bark - YELP, used 35 times
- Barks - ARFS, used 28 times
- Shrill barks - YIPS, used 22 times
- Shrill cry - YELP, used 22 times
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