What is the answer to ""What was that?""?

The most common answer is HUH. However, there is 1 possible answer to this clue.

When was this clue last used?

This clue was most recently seen in 2024.

How difficult is this clue?

We rate this clue as Easy difficulty.

“What was that?” Crossword Clue Answer

Need help with "What was that?"? This clue showed up in the September 8, 2025 New Yorker puzzle. The answer has 3 letters.

"What was that?" Crossword Answer

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Hints

Hint 1 anagram

Hint 2 other answers

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"What was that?" Crossword Clue FAQ

What is the 3-letter answer to ""What was that?"" crossword clue?

The answer to the ""What was that?"" crossword clue is HUH. This answer contains 3 letters and was confirmed in the New Yorker puzzle.

Which crossword used ""What was that?"" clue?

This crossword clue most recently appeared in the New Yorker puzzle on September 8, 2025. Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.