Crossword Clue: Repeated sound
Here's the answer to the Repeated sound crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: ECHO
"Repeated sound" points to ECHO, a 4-letter entry that starts with E and finishes on O and carries 2 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into ECHO from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Echo comes from a Greek nymph in mythology who could only repeat the last words spoken to her. The tidy alternation of vowels and consonants keeps it in heavy rotation, now also cluing Amazon's smart speaker.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as ECHO are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 4-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Echo belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 4 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Repeated sound"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make ECHO obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue ECHO — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "A 4-letter slot and a clue like 'Repeated sound'? That's ECHO nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed ECHO was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing ECHO into the grid took no time at all."