Crossword answer
LOUSE
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 15 appearances · Last seen Newsday, September 5, 2026
Letter pattern
LOUSE
Clues that lead to LOUSE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Two-legged rat5NewsdaySep 5, 2026
Scoundrel5NewsdayAug 20, 2026
Behold employment for a parasite5Daily ExpressAug 5, 2026
Contemptible person5NewsdayMar 6, 2026
Bloodsucking insect5The IndependentFeb 6, 2026
Spoil, with "up" (anagram of "ousel")5Daily ThemedNov 7, 2025
Get rid of clothes for all to see parasite5The IndependentOct 7, 2025
Parasitic insect5Evening StandardAug 1, 2025
Botch (up)5NewsdayMay 21, 2025
Snake or skunk5NewsdayJan 11, 2025
Bug5Evening StandardOct 18, 2024
Burns wrote a poem to one, perhaps surprisingly5Evening StandardJan 1, 2020
About LOUSE in crosswords
LOUSE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 15 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Two-legged rat” in the Newsday crossword on September 5, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
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TALKSSummit series
AZTECAncient resident of Tenochtitlán
POOLSPlaces with diving boards
SENSESensibility’s counterpart (5)
CODEDEnciphered
HUNCHSuspicion
CREPEPancake often filled with Nutella
JODIEFoster as an actress
STORMSeattle's W.N.B.A. team
CURIEFamous name for a dog, that is
PINCHNip
TROUTSomething like a rainbow?
AXIALOf planetary tilts
Every appearance of LOUSE (15)
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Sep 5, 2026
Two-legged rat · Newsday · Across
Aug 20, 2026
Scoundrel · Newsday · Down
Aug 5, 2026
Behold employment for a parasite · Daily Express · 25 Across
May 14, 2026
Scoundrel · Newsday · Down
Mar 6, 2026
Contemptible person · Newsday · Across
Feb 6, 2026
Bloodsucking insect · The Independent · 5 Down
Nov 7, 2025
Spoil, with "up" (anagram of "ousel") · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Oct 7, 2025
Get rid of clothes for all to see parasite · The Independent · 12 Across
Aug 1, 2025
Parasitic insect · Evening Standard · 36 Across
May 21, 2025
Botch (up) · Newsday · Down
Jan 11, 2025
Snake or skunk · Newsday · Down
Oct 18, 2024
Bug · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 1, 2020
Burns wrote a poem to one, perhaps surprisingly · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jun 7, 2019
Parasitic insect · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Aug 27, 2018
Bug · Evening Standard · 28 Across