Crossword answer
HAIKU
5 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 18 appearances · Last seen Newsday, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
HAIKU
Clues that lead to HAIKU
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
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
Japanese verse5Eugene ShefferApr 18, 2024
Three-line Japanese poem5Daily ThemedJun 13, 2023
About HAIKU in crosswords
HAIKU is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 18 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Three-line poetry” in the Newsday crossword on August 23, 2026.
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Every appearance of HAIKU (18)
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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