| 100% | PSST | 4 | Sound that might mean "Wanna hear something?" |
| 61% | SIREN | 5 | Sound that may mean "pull over" |
| 58% | COUGH | 5 | Sound that might mean “I’m standing right here” |
| 58% | BEEP | 4 | Warning sound that might mean "low battery" |
| 58% | MEOW | 4 | Cat sound that might mean "feed me" |
| 57% | SIGH | 4 | Sound that might mean "what a relief" or "what a shame" |
| 57% | SNIPS | 5 | Sounds that may be heard before bangs? |
| 57% | YEAS | 4 | Sounds that may be heard in passing? |
| 56% | MEOW | 4 | Sound that might mean "My dish needs more cat food in it!" |
| 56% | SOBS | 4 | Sounds that might be heard at a tearjerker |
| 55% | COO | 3 | Sound that might be heard in a 16-Across |
| 55% | AHEM | 4 | Sound that might suggest "I'd like to say something" |
| 54% | ECHO | 4 | Sound that a yodeler may hear |
| 52% | AHEM | 4 | Sound meaning "If I might say something ..." |
| 52% | MUSIC | 5 | *Pleasant arrangement of sound that may be heard when an OCTet performs |
| 51% | BAA | 3 | Animal sound that Little Bo-Peep might have heard |
| 50% | BOOM | 4 | *Loud sound that may be heard as James Bond walks away from an explosion |
| 47% | HOMOPHONE | 9 | Word that sounds the same, but means something else |
| 46% | MEW | 3 | Sound that might indicate hunger |
| 46% | BOO | 3 | Sound that might scare you |
| 45% | SIGH | 4 | Sound that may be heaved |
| 45% | TSKS | 4 | Sounds that may induce shame |
| 45% | GRR | 3 | Sound that might deter a burglar |
| 45% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound that might elicit a "Gesundheit!" |
| 45% | HOOT | 4 | Sound that might scare a mouse |
| 45% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound that might elicit a “Gesundheit!” |
| 45% | TOOT | 4 | Sound that might accompany "Happy birthday!" |
| 45% | ZAP | 3 | Sound that might follow a buzz |
| 45% | AAH | 3 | Sound that might go with "ooh" |
| 45% | SIGH | 4 | Sound that might precede “Fine, whatever” |