Crossword answer

ORCA

4 letters · Used for 102 different clues · 202 appearances · Last seen Thomas Joseph, August 18, 2026

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ORCA

Starts with O, ends with A · 4 letters

Clues that lead to ORCA

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About ORCA in crosswords

ORCA is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 202 times in our database across 102 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Killer whale” in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 18, 2026.

Every appearance of ORCA (202)

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Aug 18, 2026

Killer whale · Thomas Joseph · 21 Across

Aug 17, 2026

Whale known for beaching itself to hunt · USA Today · 6 Down

Aug 15, 2026

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across

Aug 12, 2026

Two-tone apex predator · LA Times · Across

Aug 12, 2026

Predatory marine mammal · Newsday · Across

Aug 9, 2026

Black-and-white dolphin · Crosswords With Friends · 29

Aug 7, 2026

Willy of "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 11 Down

Aug 4, 2026

Black-and-white mammal · Wall Street Journal · 27 Down

Aug 1, 2026

Sea creature that hunts in pods · Crosswords With Friends · 35

Jul 22, 2026

Animal featured in the documentary Blackfish · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 27

Jul 19, 2026

Swimmer with a saddle patch · LA Times · Down

Jul 16, 2026

Oceanic predator · Wall Street Journal · 10 Down

Jul 9, 2026

Seal hunter · New York Times · 5 Across

Jun 24, 2026

Black-and-white marine mammal · Newsday · Down

Jun 21, 2026

Killer whale (4) · The Sun · 20 Down

Jun 21, 2026

Some major calamities can be killer at sea (4) · The Sun · 20 Down

Jun 20, 2026

Predator that shares a color scheme with Oreos and crosswords · USA Today · 62 Across

Jun 19, 2026

Antarctic predator · LA Times · Down

Jun 14, 2026

Marine mammal · Newsday · Across

Jun 13, 2026

Oceanic apex predator · USA Today · 10 Across

Jun 11, 2026

Killer whale · USA Today Quick Cross · Across

Jun 7, 2026

Killer whale · Crosswords With Friends · 4

Jun 2, 2026

Sea sight in black and white · New York Times · 31 Down

May 30, 2026

Marine predator · Wall Street Journal · 19 Across

May 28, 2026

Washington’s official marine mammal · Wall Street Journal · 34 Across

May 24, 2026

Willy in "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 42 Across

May 24, 2026

Oceanic predator · Newsday · Down

May 23, 2026

Five-ton hunter · Newsday · Across

May 22, 2026

Top of an oceanic food chain · Newsday · Down

May 20, 2026

Ocean predator of a 26-Down · New York Times · 27 Down

May 18, 2026

Shamu, for one · NYT Midi · 2 Down

May 16, 2026

Two-tone predator · Wall Street Journal · 116 Across

Apr 30, 2026

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down

Apr 30, 2026

Largest of the dolphin family · New York Times · 15 Down

Apr 20, 2026

Apex predator of the ocean · NYT Midi · 2 Down

Apr 17, 2026

Sea creature known to mourn its dead · New York Times · 13 Across

Apr 16, 2026

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down

Mar 26, 2026

Marine predator · Newsday · Down

Mar 18, 2026

Oceanic predator in a matrilineal pod · NYT Midi · 26 Across

Mar 18, 2026

Predatory marine mammal · Newsday · Across

Feb 9, 2026

Oceanic predator · New York Times · 56 Down

Feb 5, 2026

Black-and-white sea predator · Daily Themed · 9 Down

Jan 16, 2026

Sea hunter · Newsday · Across

Jan 8, 2026

Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth · New York Times · 59 Down

Jan 7, 2026

Predatory dolphin · Newsday · Across

Dec 31, 2025

Predatory marine mammal · Newsday · Across

Dec 30, 2025

Apex predator of the ocean · New York Times · 35 Down

Dec 28, 2025

Finned hunter · Newsday · Down

Dec 25, 2025

Oceanic predator · Newsday · Down

Dec 24, 2025

Predator in a pod · New York Times · 16 Across

Dec 23, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across

Dec 7, 2025

Whale cousin · Newsday · Down

Dec 6, 2025

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across

Dec 4, 2025

Oceanic predator · Newsday · Down

Nov 28, 2025

Willy from "Free Willy," for one · Daily Themed · 42 Down

Nov 25, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down

Nov 23, 2025

Largest dolphin · Newsday · Down

Nov 17, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down

Nov 16, 2025

Marine menace · New York Times · 49 Across

Nov 14, 2025

Finned predator · Newsday · Across

Nov 3, 2025

Large toothed whale · New York Times · 2 Down

Oct 31, 2025

Predator in a pod · New York Times · 2 Down

Oct 11, 2025

Strait of Gibraltar hazard · Newsday · Down

Oct 7, 2025

Largest member of the dolphin family · New York Times · 55 Down

Sep 25, 2025

"Free Willy" star · Daily Themed · 23 Down

Sep 10, 2025

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Aug 31, 2025

Willy in "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 41 Down

Aug 27, 2025

Predatory dolphin · Newsday · Across

Aug 20, 2025

Black-and-white dolphin · Newsday · Across

Aug 14, 2025

Apex predator that feeds on sharks · Daily Themed · 58 Across

Aug 1, 2025

Pod member · New York Times · 46 Down

Jul 31, 2025

Porpoise cousin · Newsday · Down

Jul 27, 2025

Black-and-white hunter · New York Times · 81 Down

Jul 25, 2025

Deep-sea predator · Newsday · Down

Jul 22, 2025

Deep-sea predator · New York Times · 29 Across

Jul 19, 2025

Sea creature with a saddle patch · New York Times · 12 Down

Jul 7, 2025

Predatory black-and-white whale · Daily Themed · 18 Down

Jun 22, 2025

Marine predator · New York Times · 21 Across

Jun 20, 2025

Half-cut tumbler's flipped over in 1 · The Independent · 10 Across

Jun 1, 2025

Predatory dolphin · Newsday · Down

May 22, 2025

Killer whale that is also a smart hunter · Daily Themed · 14 Down

May 17, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across

May 2, 2025

Black-and-white ocean predator · Daily Themed · 16 Across

Apr 21, 2025

Black-and-white ocean hunter · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Apr 17, 2025

Black-and-white whale · Daily Themed · 27 Down

Apr 12, 2025

Killer whale in "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 36 Across

Mar 31, 2025

Black-and-white whale · Daily Themed · 22 Across

Mar 11, 2025

Willy from "Free Willy," for one · Daily Themed · 29 Down

Mar 8, 2025

So-called "wolf of the sea" · New York Times · 18 Across

Feb 18, 2025

Oceanic apex predator · New York Times · 2 Down

Feb 12, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down

Feb 5, 2025

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down

Jan 18, 2025

Black and white sea predator · Daily Themed · 40 Across

Jan 17, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across

Jan 16, 2025

Predator of penguins · Newsday · Across

Jan 13, 2025

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Dec 7, 2024

Black and white sea predator · Daily Themed · 47 Down

Dec 2, 2024

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across

Oct 1, 2024

Dual-toned marine predator · Daily Themed · 44 Down

Aug 30, 2024

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down

Aug 27, 2024

Black-and-white predator · Daily Themed · 4 Down

Aug 17, 2024

1977 film about a killer whale starring Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling · The Independent · 3 Down

Aug 14, 2024

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across

Aug 14, 2024

Black and white marine predator · Daily Themed · 47 Across

Jun 21, 2024

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down

May 16, 2024

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across

May 9, 2024

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across

May 8, 2024

Black and white sea predator · Daily Themed · 14 Across

May 2, 2024

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Apr 20, 2024

Black and white killer whale · Daily Themed · 2 Down

Apr 12, 2024

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across

Apr 10, 2024

Alias for a killer whale · Daily Themed · 47 Across

Apr 2, 2024

Killer whale that is also a smart hunter · Daily Themed · 57 Across

Mar 21, 2024

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across

Feb 24, 2024

Apex predator in the oceans · Daily Themed · 23 Across

Feb 18, 2024

Apex predator that feeds on sharks · Daily Themed · 52 Across

Feb 1, 2024

Killer whale that can sleep with one eye open · Daily Themed · 58 Across

Jan 23, 2024

Black and white ocean predator · Daily Themed · 9 Down

Jan 16, 2024

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down

Jan 9, 2024

Another name for a killer whale · Daily Themed · 6 Down

Jan 1, 2024

Seal-hunting "whale" that's black-and-white · Daily Themed · 12 Across

Dec 14, 2023

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down

Dec 10, 2023

Bicolored marine predator · Daily Themed · 21 Down

Nov 28, 2023

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across

Nov 23, 2023

Apex predator in the ocean · Daily Themed · 48 Down

Nov 10, 2023

Whale with distinct black and white markings · Daily Themed · 52 Across

Oct 27, 2023

Killer whale · Daily Themed · 37 Down

Oct 21, 2023

"Killer" black-and-white predator · Daily Themed · 17 Across

Sep 26, 2023

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Sep 13, 2023

Killer whale · Daily Themed · 14 Across

Aug 31, 2023

Black-and-white marine predator · Daily Themed · 14 Across

Aug 22, 2023

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down

Aug 14, 2023

Black-and-white oceanic predator that hunts in packs · Daily Themed · 38 Across

Jul 27, 2023

Carnivorous killer whale · Daily Themed · 7 Down

Jul 20, 2023

Willy from "Free Willy," e.g. · Daily Themed · 47 Down

Jul 8, 2023

Black-and-white apex predator · Daily Themed · 13 Across

Jul 6, 2023

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across

Jun 17, 2023

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Jun 15, 2023

Largest member of the dolphin family · Daily Themed · 47 Down

Jun 7, 2023

Black and white whale · Daily Themed · 46 Down

Apr 29, 2023

Black-and-white hunter in the North Pacific · Daily Themed · 45 Across

Apr 22, 2023

Killer whale · Daily Themed · 28 Down

Mar 21, 2023

Black-and-white marine predator · Daily Themed · 43 Across

Mar 5, 2023

It's a whale of a movie? · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Feb 26, 2023

White-bellied marine predator · Daily Themed · 55 Across

Feb 8, 2023

Apex sea predator that's black-and-white · Daily Themed · 2 Down

Feb 1, 2023

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across

Jan 25, 2023

Black-and-white ocean predator · Daily Themed · 40 Down

Jan 14, 2023

Black-and-white seal predator · Daily Themed · 43 Down

Jan 12, 2023

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across

Jan 5, 2023

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across

Dec 22, 2022

Seal-hunting sea dolphin · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Nov 19, 2022

Willy of "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 8 Down

Nov 3, 2022

Ocean predator that loves seals · Daily Themed · 55 Across

Oct 30, 2022

Black and white marine predator · Daily Themed · 22 Across

Oct 17, 2022

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down

Oct 12, 2022

Oceanic black-and-white predator · Daily Themed · 5 Down

Sep 28, 2022

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Sep 24, 2022

Killer whale · Daily Themed · 26 Down

Aug 18, 2022

Black-and-white ocean predator · Daily Themed · 12 Across

Aug 12, 2022

Willy in "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 43 Down

Jul 28, 2022

Black-and-white whale · Daily Themed · 28 Across

Jul 11, 2022

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Jun 22, 2022

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down

Jun 9, 2022

Killer whale · Daily Themed · 47 Down

Jun 7, 2022

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Across

Jun 2, 2022

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down

May 4, 2022

Marine predator · Daily Themed · 48 Across

Apr 11, 2022

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across

Apr 1, 2022

Dolphin kin that attacks dolphins · Daily Themed · 23 Down

Mar 24, 2022

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across

Mar 15, 2022

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

Feb 10, 2022

Seal predator · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Feb 7, 2022

Black and white "whale" · Daily Themed · 47 Across

Feb 1, 2022

Willy of "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 29 Down

Jan 26, 2022

Willy or Shamu, for one · Daily Themed · 13 Across

Jan 9, 2022

Penguin predator · Daily Themed · 54 Across

Jan 3, 2022

Willy in "Free Willy" · Daily Themed · 1 Across

Dec 30, 2021

Seal hunting predator · Daily Themed · 19 Across

Dec 18, 2021

Black-and-white sea predator · Daily Themed · 16 Across

Dec 1, 2021

Oceanic predator · Daily Themed · 22 Down

Nov 18, 2021

Black-and-white marine predator · Daily Themed · 21 Down

Oct 31, 2021

Black-and-white whale · Daily Themed · 29 Down

Oct 19, 2021

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across

Oct 16, 2021

Oceanic predator · Daily Themed · 56 Across

Sep 21, 2021

Black-and-white aquatic predator · Daily Themed · 45 Down

Sep 18, 2021

Bicolored marine brute · Daily Themed · 51 Across

Sep 8, 2021

Killer whale · Daily Themed · 32 Down

Sep 3, 2021

Black-and-white whale · Daily Themed · 36 Across

Aug 14, 2021

Bicolored swimmer · Daily Themed · 39 Down

Jul 17, 2021

"Killer whale" from the dolphin family · Daily Themed · 32 Across

Jun 12, 2021

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across

Jun 3, 2021

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across

Jun 1, 2021

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across

May 14, 2021

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across

Feb 15, 2021

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Across

Oct 27, 2020

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across

Oct 20, 2020

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down

Aug 15, 2020

Killer whale · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down

May 21, 2020

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down

May 16, 2020

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Across

Mar 11, 2020

Sea predator · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down

ORCA

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Every appearance of ORCA (202)