Call crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Call” are NAME, SONG or RING, with 4 letters. Below are 56 answers from 3 to 13 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

CRY 3 letters · verb

utter a sudden loud cry

NAME 4 letters · verb

assign a specified (usually proper) name to “They named their son David”

PHONE 5 letters · verb

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

SCREAM 6 letters · verb

utter a sudden loud cry

ADDRESS 7 letters · verb

greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name “He always addresses me with ‘Sir’”

BIRDSONG 8 letters · noun

the characteristic sound produced by a bird

TELEPHONE 9 letters · verb

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

ANTICIPATE 10 letters · verb

make a prediction about; tell in advance

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, NAME, SONG, RING, YELL, FIRE and CHAT all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: N → NAME · S → SONG · R → RING · Y → YELL · F → FIRE · C → CHAT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, PHONE, VISIT, CLAIM, SHOUT, HOLLO and RAISE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: P → PHONE · V → VISIT · C → CLAIM · S → SHOUT · H → HOLLO · R → RAISE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, CRY, BID and BEG all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: R → CRY · I → BID · E → BEG. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “called” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “call” means

• verb: assign a specified (usually proper) name to
• verb: ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality (“He called me a bastard”)
• verb: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (“I tried to call you all night”)
• verb: utter a sudden loud cry

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as CALL, and words whose definition is CALL. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.