Crossword answer
LOPS
4 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 15 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 17, 2026
Letter pattern
LOPS
Clues that lead to LOPS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
___ off (prunes)4USA TodayAug 17, 2026
Cuts off4Eugene ShefferJul 29, 2026
Prunes4Wall Street JournalJul 27, 2026
Chops off, as tree limbs (rhymes with "mops")4Daily ThemedJun 14, 2026
Chops off, as tree limbs (rhymes with "hops")4Daily ThemedSep 15, 2025
Chops (off)4New York TimesMay 7, 2025
Prunes, as tree limbs4Daily ThemedMay 31, 2024
Chops off, as tree limbs4Daily ThemedDec 1, 2023
Cuts off, as branches4Daily ThemedJun 4, 2023
About LOPS in crosswords
LOPS is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 15 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “___ off (prunes)” in the USA Today crossword on August 17, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
BEAMGrin with delight
ELSEIf-then-__ statement
WEEDA diminutive figure, but growing
TESTMidterm or final
IMAXBig screen type
LISPIs in the record as an imperfect utterance
SANERational
AUTOCar
SITSIs in a chair
EYEDTook a good look at
AGESHistoric times
MICAGlittery mineral
WONTTom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”
HILOBig Island county seat
Every appearance of LOPS (15)
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Aug 17, 2026
___ off (prunes) · USA Today · 5 Across
Jul 29, 2026
Cuts off · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Prunes · Wall Street Journal · 1 Down
Jul 9, 2026
Cuts off · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Down
Jun 14, 2026
Chops off, as tree limbs (rhymes with "mops") · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Sep 15, 2025
Chops off, as tree limbs (rhymes with "hops") · Daily Themed · 21 Across
May 7, 2025
Chops (off) · New York Times · 42 Across
Mar 22, 2025
Cuts off · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
May 31, 2024
Prunes, as tree limbs · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Dec 1, 2023
Chops off, as tree limbs · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Oct 18, 2023
Cuts off · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Aug 25, 2023
Prunes, as tree limbs · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Jun 4, 2023
Cuts off, as branches · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Apr 3, 2021
Cuts off · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Down
Nov 2, 2020
Cuts off · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down