Sound of impact

The answer to “Sound of impact” in the New York Times crossword is BAM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 13, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 54-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Sound of impact” answer

BAM (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is BAM.

What does BAM mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BAM is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Sound of impact” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 13, 2026 (most recent) → BAM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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