Here’s the next round. Vote for your favorite in each matchup. Voting will remain open until Wednesday, June 18th at 8 PM EDT.
The MEH bracket
Zing vs. Buzz
Chirp vs. Eek
Fizz vs. Splat
Quack vs. Oink
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom vs. Crackle
Croon vs. Twang
Flutter vs. Sizzle
Screech vs. Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Babble vs. Whimper
Cackle vs. Squeal
Snicker vs. Hoot
Jabber vs. Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Aargh vs. Whomp
Boing vs. Ding-dong
Thunk vs. Oof
Ka-ching vs. Harrumph
First? 
The MEH bracket
Zing
Chirp
Splat
Quack
The WHOOSH bracket
Crackle
Twang
Sizzle
Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Whimper
Cackle
Snicker
Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Whomp
Boing
Thunk
Ka-ching
Zing
Eek
Splat
Quack
Zoom
Twang
Sizzle
Screech
Whimper
Cackle
Snicker
Murmur
Whomp
Boing
Thunk
Harrumph
Buzz
Chirp
Splat
Oink
Zoom
Twang
Sizzle
Screech
Babble
Squeal
Hoot
Murmur
Whomp
Boing
Thunk
Ka-ching
The MEH bracket
Buzz
Chirp
Fizz
Quack
The WHOOSH bracket
Crackle
Twang
Flutter
Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Whimper
Cackle
Snicker
Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Whomp
Boing
Oof
Ka-ching
The MEH bracket
Zing
Eek
Splat
Oink
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom
Twang
Sizzle
Screech
The SQUEE bracket
Whimper
Squeal
Hoot
Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Whomp
Boing
Thunk
Ka-ching
The MEH bracket
Buzz
Eek
Splat
Quack vs. Oink This is a tough one. I’m going to have to go with “Oink” in honor of my Scrabble coach, Mad the Swine
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom
Croon
Sizzle
Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Whimper
Cackle
Hoot
Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Whomp
Boing
Oof
Harrumph
The MEH bracket
Zing
Chirp
Splat
Quack
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom
Twang
Flutter
Screech
The SQUEE bracket
Whimper
Cackle
Snicker
Jabber
The TWEE bracket
Whomp
Boing
Thunk
Harrumph
I’ll stick with my tradition of highlighting choices in red.
The MEH bracket
Zing vs. Buzz
Chirp vs. Eek
Fizz vs. Splat
Quack vs. Oink
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom vs. Crackle
Croon vs. Twang
Flutter vs. Sizzle
Screech vs. Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Babble vs. Whimper
Cackle vs. Squeal
Snicker vs. Hoot
Jabber vs. Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Aargh vs. Whomp
Boing vs. Ding-dong
Thunk vs. Oof
Ka-ching vs. Harrumph
Random observation: More tiles featuring such high-scoring Scrabble letters as J, K, Q, and Z would be required in a “sound effects only” version of the classic board game.
The MEH bracket
Buzz
Chirp
Splat
Quack
The WHOOSH bracket
Crackle
Croon
Flutter
Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Whimper
Cackle
Snicker
Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Aargh
Boing
Thunk
Harrumph
The MEH bracket
**Zing **vs. Buzz
Chirp vs. Eek
Fizz vs. Splat
**Quack **vs. Oink
The WHOOSH bracket
**Zoom **vs. Crackle
Croon vs. Twang
Flutter vs. Sizzle
**Screech **vs. Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
**Babble **vs. Whimper
**Cackle **vs. Squeal
**Snicker **vs. Hoot
Jabber vs. Murmur
The TWEE bracket
**Aargh **vs. Whomp
**Boing **vs. Ding-dong
Thunk vs. Oof
Ka-ching vs. Harrumph
We’ve got a couple of ties going, so I’m going to leave the voting open for another day in hopes that we get some more people voting – hopefully one, three, or five of them …
Please don’t let the Sound Effects die!
The MEH bracket
Zing vs. Buzz
Chirp vs. Eek
Fizz vs. Splat
Quack vs. Oink
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom vs. Crackle
Croon vs. Twang
Flutter vs. Sizzle
Screech vs. Jangle
The SQUEE bracket
Babble vs. Whimper
Cackle vs. Squeal
Snicker vs. Hoot
Jabber vs. Murmur
The TWEE bracket
Aargh vs. Whomp
Boing vs. Ding-dong
Thunk vs. Oof
Ka-ching vs. Harrumph
Some tough choices there
Thanks for breaking the ties, Usram! Herewith are the winners:
**The MEH bracket **
Zing vs. Buzz (6/5)
Chirp vs. Eek (6/5)
Fizz vs. Splat (1/10)
Quack vs. Oink (8/3)
The WHOOSH bracket
Zoom vs. Crackle (8/3)
Croon vs. Twang (2/9)
Flutter vs. Sizzle (3/8)
Screech vs. Jangle (5/6)
The SQUEE bracket
Babble vs. Whimper (3/8)
Cackle vs. Squeal (9/2)
Snicker vs. Hoot (7/4)
Jabber vs. Murmur (2/9)
The TWEE bracket
Aargh vs. Whomp (3/8)
Boing vs. Ding-dong (9/2)
Thunk vs. Oof (6/5)
Ka-ching vs. Harrumph (6/5)