Word whose sound suggests its meaning (12) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word whose sound suggests its meaning (12) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on December 19, 2025. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONOMATOPOEIA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONOMATOPOEIA Word whose sound suggests its meaning (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Dec 19, 2025
6% VIA Latin word meaning 'by way of' (3) (3) Puzzler Dec 17, 2025
6% PERSISTENCE Its presence possibly suggests tenacity (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
6% OFT Quaint word meaning "frequently" (3) USA Today Dec 15, 2025
6% INTEND Mean (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 15, 2025
6% SAHARA Region whose name means "desert" (6) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
6% PAL Word following "pen" meaning a friend (3)
6% WAR "This means __!" (3) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
6% NOISE Unpleasant sound ... or a word with "white" to mean a low, humming sound that results from many combined frequencies (5)
6% PROPOSED Suggested (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2025

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