Barks.
The crossword clue "Barks." is answered by YIPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
YIPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YIPS answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 1 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.
- WOOFS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for YIPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by YIPS, most used first.
- Puppy sounds - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Shrill barks - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp barks - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Kennel sounds - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Pound sounds - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Golfer's nervousness - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Litter cries - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Puppies' plaints - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Barks - ARFS, used 28 times
- Shrill barks - YAPS, used 27 times
- Barks - YAPS, used 15 times
- Sharp barks - YAPS, used 9 times
- Puppy barks - YAPS, used 7 times
- High-pitched barks - YAPS, used 6 times
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