The Clue
Ella's specialty (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SCAT
Tags
Notes
The answer SCAT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Begone!"
"___, cat!"
"Git!"
Git!
"Out!"
"Scram!"
"Shoo!"
Shoo!
Skedaddle
Vamoose
Vamoose!
Allurophobe's command
Beat it!
Command to go
Ella's forte
Fitzgerald forte
Fitzgerald specialty
"Flee, feline!"
"Get out!"
Get out!
Improvise, musically
Jazz performance
Jazz singing
Jazz style
Jazz variety
Shoo's cousin
Singing style
Some improvisation
Tormé specialty
Type of jazz
Word to a tabby
Ella Fitzgerald forte
Jazz singer's improvisation
Mel Torme piece
Sing like Ella Fitzgerald
Go "shooby-doo," or just "shoo"
Definition
SCAT as a noun:
1. (scat, scat singing) = singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
SCAT as a verb:
1. (scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away) = flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"