The Clue
Called by phone (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RANG
Tags
Notes
The answer RANG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Buzzed
Called
Jingled
Knelled
Pealed
Phoned
Resonated
Resounded
Reverberated
Summoned
Telephoned
Tolled
"You ___?"
Called the butler
Called up
Hit the bell
Hit the doorbell
Registered, with "up"
Sent for Jeeves
Summoned, as a servant
Summoned, in a way
Was resonant
Announced or proclaimed, in a way
Summoned help, maybe
Tried to get hold of
Was like a bell
Went off, as a bell
Went off, in a way
"You ___?" (butler's question)
Definition
RING as a verb:
1. (ring, peal) = sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
2. (resound, echo, ring, reverberate) = ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
3. (ring, knell) = make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
4. (surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring) = be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
5. (call, telephone, call up, phone, ring) = get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
6. (ring, band) = attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"