“That hurt!” crossword clue
2 Down · WSJ Crossword, August 7, 2026 · 4 letters
Explanation
The answer to ““That hurt!”” is YEOW. It appears as 2 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of August 7, 2026, a Friday puzzle titled “Military Dress” by Alan DerKazarian, and it fills 4 squares running top to bottom from row 1, column 2 of the 21×21 grid.
The clue is a straightforward definition, so the answer is a direct synonym or a factual match for the words as written. The entry begins with Y and ends with W, and contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Friday puzzles are the Journal’s contest crosswords with a hidden meta answer, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer YEOW:
- “Ooh, that stings!”Jun 29, 2026