Crossword answer
PINATA
6 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen USA Today, September 30, 2026
Letter pattern
PINATA
Clues that lead to PINATA
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Whack-y party item6USA TodaySep 30, 2026
Candy-filled party item6USA TodaySep 6, 2026
Target at a party6Thomas JosephAug 19, 2026
Donkey beaten with a stick, perhaps6Wall Street JournalJul 11, 2026
Something a child takes a swing at6New York TimesMay 24, 2026
Party animal6NewsdayNov 28, 2025
A container, often made of papier-mâché, filled with treats and broken as part of a ceremony or celebration6The IndependentNov 22, 2025
Something often hit without you seeing it6New York TimesNov 8, 2025
One targeted by swingers at a party6The IndependentJul 10, 2025
Target at a fiesta6Eugene ShefferJul 6, 2024
About PINATA in crosswords
PINATA is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 14 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Whack-y party item” in the USA Today crossword on September 30, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
SPIDERWeb designer
ARISESSprouts up
OPENERBatsman or cracksman?
EXMOORAn English part, no longer Othello, for instance
LARIATRoundup rope
EXHALEBreathe out
ALPACALlama kin
ELAPSEPass, as time spent asleep, maybe
CLARETRose alternative
ELPASOTexas city
DELANOFDR part
ANKARASome thank Arab for capital (6)
IMPUTEAttribute wrinkled up with time
JOINEDSigned up
Every appearance of PINATA (14)
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Sep 30, 2026
Whack-y party item · USA Today · 44 Down
Sep 6, 2026
Candy-filled party item · USA Today · 48 Down
Aug 19, 2026
Target at a party · Thomas Joseph · 27 Down
Jul 11, 2026
Donkey beaten with a stick, perhaps · Wall Street Journal · 11 Across
May 24, 2026
Something a child takes a swing at · New York Times · 21 Down
Nov 28, 2025
Party animal · Newsday · Across
Nov 22, 2025
A container, often made of papier-mâché, filled with treats and broken as part of a ceremony or celebration · The Independent · 11 Across
Nov 8, 2025
Something often hit without you seeing it · New York Times · 49 Across
Jul 10, 2025
One targeted by swingers at a party · The Independent · 11 Across
Jul 6, 2024
Target at a fiesta · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Nov 18, 2023
Target at a fiesta · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Aug 26, 2023
Target at a fiesta · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down
Sep 24, 2022
Target at a fiesta · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Down
Apr 18, 2020
Target at a fiesta · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across