The Clue
Exclamation (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ALAS
Tags
Notes
The answer ALAS is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.
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Regrettably
[Sigh]
Wellaway
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Alack's companion
Alack's partner
Cry of dismay
Cry of the sorrowful
"Dear me!"
Dear me!
Dolorous exclamation
Expression of woe
Neighbor of Can.
"Oh, woe!"
Poetic sigh
"Poor me!"
"___, poor Yorick!"
Relative of alack
Sad statement
"'Tis a pity"
"Too bad!"
Voiced sigh
"Woe is me!"
Woeful word
Word of regret
Word of woe
Word for Yorick
Cry said with a sigh
It's said with a sigh
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"Sustineo ___," U.S.A.F. motto
Word bespeaking woe
"Ah, those were the days"
"Oh, were it not true!"
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Definition
ALA as a noun:
1. a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
2. a wing of an insect
ALAS as an adverb:
1. (unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas) = by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"