Braking sound Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Braking sound featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on January 17, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCREECH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCREECH Braking sound (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
35% SCREECHES Braking sounds (9) LA Times Daily Apr 20, 2016
31% SQUEAK Bad brakes sound (6)
3% NOISE Sound (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 15, 2026
3% WHOLE Sound of error sound (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 12, 2026
3% STOP Hit the brake, say (4)
3% DISCS Brake parts (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
3% TSTOP Skater's braking method with the back foot positioned horizontally (5) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
3% SONIC Of sound (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
3% SLOW Apply the brakes (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025

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