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Crossword answer

HAIKU

5 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 19 appearances · Last seen Eugene Sheffer, September 25, 2026
Letter pattern
HAIKU
Starts with H, ends with U · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to HAIKU

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Japanese verse5Eugene ShefferSep 25, 2026 Three-line poetry5NewsdayAug 23, 2026 17-syllable poem5Thomas JosephJul 30, 2026 Japanese poem5The IndependentJun 30, 2026 Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern5NYT MidiApr 6, 2026 Poem of seventeen syllables (5)5The SunApr 4, 2026 This country and Riyadh oddly ignored rejected Japanese work (5)5The SunApr 4, 2026 Eastern lines5New York TimesOct 25, 2025 Report of triumph at altitude in lines from the East5The IndependentOct 20, 2025 Poem that's typically unrhymed5New York TimesAug 28, 2025 Brief verse from Japan / With seventeen syllables / Illustrated here5New York TimesAug 20, 2025 Three-line poem from Japan5New York TimesApr 14, 2025 Lines of dialogue between human and pigeon recorded5The IndependentSep 7, 2024 Three-line Japanese poem5Daily ThemedJun 13, 2023

About HAIKU in crosswords

HAIKU is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 19 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Japanese verse” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 25, 2026.

Every appearance of HAIKU (19)

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Sep 25, 2026
Japanese verse · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down
Aug 23, 2026
Three-line poetry · Newsday · Down
Jul 30, 2026
17-syllable poem · Thomas Joseph · 2 Down
Jun 30, 2026
Japanese poem · The Independent · 19 Across
Apr 6, 2026
Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern · NYT Midi · 6 Down
Apr 4, 2026
Poem of seventeen syllables (5) · The Sun · 18 Down
Apr 4, 2026
This country and Riyadh oddly ignored rejected Japanese work (5) · The Sun · 18 Down
Nov 4, 2025
17-syllable poem · New York Times · 31 Across
Oct 25, 2025
Eastern lines · New York Times · 23 Down
Oct 20, 2025
Report of triumph at altitude in lines from the East · The Independent · 2 Down
Aug 28, 2025
Poem that's typically unrhymed · New York Times · 37 Across
Aug 20, 2025
Brief verse from Japan / With seventeen syllables / Illustrated here · New York Times · 36 Across
Apr 14, 2025
Three-line poem from Japan · New York Times · 58 Across
Sep 17, 2024
Japanese poem · The Independent · 18 Across
Sep 7, 2024
Lines of dialogue between human and pigeon recorded · The Independent · 16 Down
Apr 18, 2024
Japanese verse · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Jun 13, 2023
Three-line Japanese poem · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Jan 8, 2022
Japanese verse · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Nov 27, 2020
Japanese verse · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down