Crossword answer
BIRD
4 letters · Used for 55 different clues · 77 appearances · Last seen The Sun, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
BIRD
Clues that lead to BIRD
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Maybe chicken bone rejected by daughter (4)4The SunAug 25, 2026
Slang for prison sentence (4)4The SunAug 25, 2026
Big ___, Sesame Street resident with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame4NYT MidiAug 20, 2026
Basketball player Sue4USA TodayAug 13, 2026
Audubon subject4Eugene ShefferAug 12, 2026
Swallow, e.g.4Thomas JosephAug 1, 2026
Oriole or cardinal, e.g.4Wall Street JournalJul 30, 2026
(Larry [?) nest]4USA Today Quick CrossJul 28, 2026
Aviary inhabitant4New York TimesJul 21, 2026
Slang for prison (4)4The SunJul 16, 2026
Attempt to capture rook, a feathered creature (4)4The SunJul 16, 2026
__ of paradise4LA TimesJul 12, 2026
Frequent flier?4Wall Street JournalJun 22, 2026
Raven crane or stork4Crosswords With FriendsJun 1, 2026
Ostrich or robin4NewsdayMay 18, 2026
One making calls on the fly?4New York TimesMay 9, 2026
Flapper, frequently4NewsdayFeb 7, 2026
Avian creature4The IndependentFeb 7, 2026
Swan or sparrow, e.g.4Daily ThemedJan 18, 2026
Feathered friend4Evening StandardJan 18, 2026
Female flier?4Evening StandardNov 19, 2025
Amount offered to kidnap right-winger4The IndependentNov 10, 2025
Sparrow, for example4Evening StandardAug 31, 2025
Raven or robin4NewsdayJul 28, 2025
With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme4New York TimesJul 24, 2025
National Audubon Society subject4New York TimesJul 3, 2025
Time is swift, maybe4The IndependentJun 30, 2025
Egret or eagle4NewsdayJun 24, 2025
Robin, say4Evening StandardJun 8, 2025
Flier making an outright bid4Evening StandardJun 2, 2025
Oriole or cardinal4Eugene ShefferMay 8, 2025
Crane or cuckoo, e.g.4Daily ThemedApr 29, 2025
Oriole or wren4Eugene ShefferApr 15, 2025
Flier in prison?4Evening StandardFeb 25, 2025
Tweety, Woodstock or Woody Woodpecker4New York TimesFeb 10, 2025
Raven, say4Evening StandardOct 9, 2024
Larry ___, basketballer who once played most of a game with his left hand4Daily ThemedAug 13, 2024
Beak buddy?4Daily ThemedMay 22, 2024
Sparrow or flamingo, e.g.4Daily ThemedDec 1, 2023
Eagle or 14a, for one4Daily ThemedNov 18, 2023
One at a hen party?4Evening StandardOct 26, 2023
One migrating in winter, often4Daily ThemedJul 15, 2023
Eagle or parrot, for one4Daily ThemedMay 29, 2023
*Feathered flyer, and a clue to solve 21a, 35a, 46a, 57a, 8d, 34d, 45d and 55d4Daily ThemedFeb 3, 2023
Two-way air traveller?4Evening StandardJan 26, 2023
"Free ___," 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd song that is their longest and goes over 14 minutes when played live4Daily ThemedOct 24, 2022
Nest resident4Daily ThemedOct 11, 2022
A two-way flier?4Evening StandardSep 22, 2022
Fowl4Evening StandardJul 27, 2022
Tweet-er?4Daily ThemedJul 10, 2022
Lark in Holloway?4Evening StandardMar 10, 2022
Parrot or dove, e.g.4Daily ThemedNov 1, 2021
Eagle or emu4Daily ThemedAug 8, 2021
Forrest ___, American biomedical engineer who developed medical respirators4Daily ThemedJul 30, 2021
Porridge for the canary, say?4Evening StandardJun 6, 2019
About BIRD in crosswords
BIRD is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 77 times in our database across 55 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Slang for prison sentence (4)” in the The Sun crossword on August 25, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
LATEBehind the clock
TERMPeriod in office
REDOMake over
KALELeafy vegetable
RAGEModern lead-in to quit or bait
OLESWorld Cup cries
DEALDistribute poker cards
OMARRepresentative Ilhan
DIORBig name in luxury perfumes
FOULFetid
ELISYale students
DEEMConsider
SLATBed frame board
ROMAItaly's capital, in Italian
Every appearance of BIRD (77)
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Aug 25, 2026
Slang for prison sentence (4) · The Sun · 9 Across
Aug 25, 2026
Maybe chicken bone rejected by daughter (4) · The Sun · 9 Across
Aug 20, 2026
Big ___, Sesame Street resident with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame · NYT Midi · 5 Across
Aug 13, 2026
Basketball player Sue · USA Today · 33 Across
Aug 12, 2026
Audubon subject · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Aug 3, 2026
Audubon subject · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Aug 1, 2026
Swallow, e.g. · Thomas Joseph · 5 Across
Jul 30, 2026
Oriole or cardinal, e.g. · Wall Street Journal · 5 Down
Jul 28, 2026
(Larry [?) nest] · USA Today Quick Cross · Across
Jul 21, 2026
Aviary inhabitant · New York Times · 18 Down
Jul 16, 2026
Slang for prison (4) · The Sun · 19 Across
Jul 16, 2026
Attempt to capture rook, a feathered creature (4) · The Sun · 19 Across
Jul 12, 2026
__ of paradise · LA Times · Across
Jun 22, 2026
Frequent flier? · Wall Street Journal · 30 Across
Jun 14, 2026
Frequent flier? · LA Times · Down
Jun 1, 2026
Raven crane or stork · Crosswords With Friends · 55
May 18, 2026
Ostrich or robin · Newsday · Down
May 9, 2026
One making calls on the fly? · New York Times · 11 Across
Feb 7, 2026
Avian creature · The Independent · 13 Across
Feb 7, 2026
Flapper, frequently · Newsday · Across
Jan 18, 2026
Feathered friend · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jan 18, 2026
Swan or sparrow, e.g. · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Nov 19, 2025
Female flier? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Nov 10, 2025
Amount offered to kidnap right-winger · The Independent · 3 Down
Aug 31, 2025
Sparrow, for example · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jul 29, 2025
Feathered friend · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jul 28, 2025
Raven or robin · Newsday · Across
Jul 24, 2025
With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme · New York Times · 38 Across
Jul 3, 2025
National Audubon Society subject · New York Times · 35 Down
Jun 30, 2025
Time is swift, maybe · The Independent · 16 Across
Jun 24, 2025
Egret or eagle · Newsday · Down
Jun 8, 2025
Robin, say · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jun 2, 2025
Flier making an outright bid · Evening Standard · 23 Across
May 15, 2025
Frequent flier · Newsday · Across
May 8, 2025
Oriole or cardinal · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Apr 29, 2025
Crane or cuckoo, e.g. · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Apr 15, 2025
Oriole or wren · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Feb 25, 2025
Flier in prison? · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 10, 2025
Tweety, Woodstock or Woody Woodpecker · New York Times · 1 Down
Feb 2, 2025
Feathered friend · Newsday · Across
Oct 9, 2024
Raven, say · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Sep 19, 2024
Avian creature · The Independent · 4 Across
Aug 13, 2024
Larry ___, basketballer who once played most of a game with his left hand · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Jul 13, 2024
Audubon subject · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
May 22, 2024
Beak buddy? · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Jan 22, 2024
Audubon subject · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Dec 1, 2023
Sparrow or flamingo, e.g. · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Nov 30, 2023
Oriole or wren · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Nov 18, 2023
Eagle or 14a, for one · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Oct 26, 2023
One at a hen party? · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jul 15, 2023
One migrating in winter, often · Daily Themed · 30 Across
May 29, 2023
Eagle or parrot, for one · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Feb 3, 2023
*Feathered flyer, and a clue to solve 21a, 35a, 46a, 57a, 8d, 34d, 45d and 55d · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Feb 2, 2023
Feathered friend · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jan 26, 2023
Two-way air traveller? · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Dec 14, 2022
Audubon subject · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Oct 24, 2022
"Free ___," 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd song that is their longest and goes over 14 minutes when played live · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Oct 11, 2022
Nest resident · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Sep 22, 2022
A two-way flier? · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jul 27, 2022
Fowl · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 10, 2022
Tweet-er? · Daily Themed · 46 Across
Mar 10, 2022
Lark in Holloway? · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Mar 2, 2022
Nest resident · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Nov 1, 2021
Parrot or dove, e.g. · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Aug 30, 2021
Fowl · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 8, 2021
Eagle or emu · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Jul 30, 2021
Forrest ___, American biomedical engineer who developed medical respirators · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Aug 27, 2020
Feathered friend · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 15, 2020
Oriole or wren · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Mar 5, 2020
Audubon subject · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jan 9, 2020
Sparrow, for example · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jun 6, 2019
Porridge for the canary, say? · Evening Standard · 13 Across
May 16, 2019
Feathered friend · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Feb 25, 2019
Flier making an outright bid · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Feb 20, 2019
Robin, say · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Nov 22, 2018
Flier in prison? · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jul 9, 2018
Raven, say · Evening Standard · 23 Across