Telephoned is a verb that describes the action of making a phone CALL. The crossword solutions for this term are RANG (4 letters), CALLED (6 letters), RANGUP (6 letters), and CALLEDUP (8 letters). RANG is the past tense of the verb 'RING, ' which is another word for calling someone on the phone. CALLED is the past tense of the verb 'CALL, ' which is another way of saying to make a phone CALL. RANGUP and CALLEDUP are both phrasal verbs that mean to end a phone CALL.