Big cat sounds

The answer to “Big cat sounds” in the The Washington Post crossword is ROARS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 106-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.

“Big cat sounds” answer

ROARS (5 letters)

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What does ROARS mean?

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

When else has “Big cat sounds” appeared?

The Washington Post 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 6, 2026 (most recent) → ROARS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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