Crossword answer
POEMS
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 24 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 14, 2026
Letter pattern
POEMS
Clues that lead to POEMS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
"How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren5New York TimesAug 14, 2026
Odes5Evening StandardJun 27, 2026
Works with meters, sometimes5USA TodayJun 23, 2026
Two rivers understood to rhyme5Evening StandardFeb 8, 2026
Some have meters5New York TimesMar 9, 2025
Those written about rivers?5Evening StandardDec 18, 2024
Frost works5Eugene ShefferMay 14, 2024
Rhythmic verses5Daily ThemedApr 3, 2024
Angelou’s works5Eugene ShefferApr 2, 2024
Works by Angelou5Eugene ShefferJun 16, 2023
Writings that flow like rivers?5Evening StandardMay 24, 2022
About POEMS in crosswords
POEMS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 24 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “"How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren” in the New York Times crossword on August 14, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ENEMYCheetah, to Wonder Woman
AERIEHome for an eagle
CUTUPSnip into pieces (3,2)
PISTESki-slope
OSAGEGreat Plains nation
HORSENeigh sayer
APPLEGift from a teacher's pet
JONES"Jessica ___," superhero TV series where Krysten Ritter plays the tough lead character who gives the show its name
BILESOlympic gymnast with five moves named for her
PEARLOyster's gem
INEPTBumbling
SHADYSuspicious
LANGE"Tootsie" Oscar winner Jessica
HOSEDSwindled
Every appearance of POEMS (24)
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Aug 14, 2026
"How do ___ grow? They grow out of your life": Robert Penn Warren · New York Times · 26 Down
Jun 27, 2026
Odes · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jun 23, 2026
Works with meters, sometimes · USA Today · 57 Across
Feb 25, 2026
Odes · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 8, 2026
Two rivers understood to rhyme · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 9, 2025
Some have meters · New York Times · 108 Down
Dec 18, 2024
Those written about rivers? · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jul 24, 2024
Odes · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 14, 2024
Frost works · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Apr 3, 2024
Rhythmic verses · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Apr 2, 2024
Angelou’s works · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Jun 16, 2023
Works by Angelou · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Mar 29, 2023
Odes · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jun 20, 2022
Odes · Evening Standard · 30 Down
May 31, 2022
Odes · Evening Standard · 30 Across
May 24, 2022
Writings that flow like rivers? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Dec 8, 2021
Odes · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 21, 2021
Odes · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 6, 2021
Odes · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Mar 13, 2021
Frost works · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Nov 5, 2020
Odes · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 12, 2020
Two rivers understood to rhyme · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Sep 24, 2018
Those written about rivers? · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Apr 26, 2018
Odes · Evening Standard · 20 Down