This clue, “Phooey!”, has shown up in various puzzles, and each of the answers below was used to solve it. These entries are drawn from authentic puzzle data and solving history.
Suggested Answers:
- BAH
- DANG
- DARN
- DRAT
- RATS
- DARNITALL
- OHRATS
- FUDGE
- NERTS
- NUTS
- FIDDLESTICKS
- AWNUTS
- PSHAW
- FIE
- AWHECK
- HECK
- OHDARN
- CRUD
- DARNIT
Synonyms and Definitions
DARN
- Synonyms: damn, hoot, mend, patch, red cent, shit, shucks, tinkers dam, tinkers damn
RATS
- Synonyms: betray, betrayer, blabber, blackleg, bum, crumb, denounce, dirty dog, fink, git, give away, grass, informer, lowlife, puke, rotter, scab, scum bag, shop, skunk, snitch, so-and-so, squealer, stag, stinker, stinkpot, strikebreaker, tell on
FUDGE
- Synonyms: circumvent, cook, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fake, falsify, hedge, manipulate, misrepresent, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, wangle
NUTS
- Synonyms: addict, around the bend, ball, ballock, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bollock, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, crackpot, crank, daft, dotty, egg, en, freak, fruitcake, fruity, haywire, junkie, junky, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nut case, nutty, orchis, round the bend, screwball, testicle, testis, wacky, whacky
- Definition: Typically, a big seed with a hard shell.
FIDDLESTICKS
- Synonyms: violin bow
CRUD
- Synonyms: filth, skank
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- BAH also appears as an answer in Dismissive cry crossword clue 3 letters.
- DANG also appears as an answer in Gosh darn it! crossword clue 4 and 5 letters.
- NUTS also appears as an answer in Cuckoo crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.