Crossword answer
POET
4 letters · Used for 51 different clues · 85 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
POET
Clues that lead to POET
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Ode writer4LA TimesAug 24, 2026
Ballad writer4LA TimesAug 21, 2026
Expert concerned with feet?4LA TimesAug 11, 2026
Rondeau writer4Wall Street JournalAug 6, 2026
Maybe I'm one and don't know it4Evening StandardJul 20, 2026
Sonnet or limerick writer4Crosswords With FriendsJul 15, 2026
Open mic performer, often4New York TimesJul 2, 2026
Frost, e.g.4Wall Street JournalJun 20, 2026
Shakespeare or Shelley4NYT MidiMay 27, 2026
Rhyme writer4NewsdayMay 26, 2026
One who measures meter by the feet?4New York TimesMay 7, 2026
Rapper, technically4Daily ThemedApr 9, 2026
William Wordsworth, for one4Daily ThemedMar 10, 2026
Creator of verses4NewsdayMar 10, 2026
Lord Byron or Lord Tennyson, e.g.4Daily ThemedFeb 4, 2026
T.S. Eliot or W.H. Auden4New York TimesJan 26, 2026
Bard4Evening StandardJan 12, 2026
One versed in verse4New York TimesDec 18, 2025
Gloomy American writer with little time for his job4The IndependentNov 22, 2025
One working on their feet4NewsdayNov 15, 2025
Troubadour, e.g.4New York TimesOct 23, 2025
Burns, e.g.4New York TimesSep 27, 2025
Rhymester4NewsdayAug 31, 2025
Frost, for instance4NewsdayJul 31, 2025
Bard's sweetheart with a hidden love4Evening StandardJun 22, 2025
He's no peasant!4Evening StandardJun 2, 2025
Wilde or Frost, e.g.4Daily ThemedMay 30, 2025
Writer of verses4NewsdayMar 24, 2025
Certain laureate4New York TimesMar 4, 2025
Verse writer4NewsdayJan 28, 2025
Kipling or Keats4New York TimesJan 22, 2025
Oscar Wilde or Robert Frost, e.g.4Daily ThemedNov 6, 2024
One who writes sonnets4Daily ThemedAug 16, 2024
Haiku composer4Daily ThemedMay 25, 2024
Writer’s quantity of money after penning English4The IndependentMar 15, 2024
Stanza sculptor?4Daily ThemedDec 23, 2023
One who composes rhymes and odes4Daily ThemedOct 6, 2023
He writes beautifully4Evening StandardOct 5, 2023
Robert Frost or Robert Burns, e.g.4Daily ThemedAug 23, 2023
Yeats or Keats, e.g.4Daily ThemedAug 6, 2023
Emily Dickinson or Robert Burns, for one4Daily ThemedJul 3, 2023
Robert Frost or William Wordsworth, for one4Daily ThemedMar 19, 2023
Wilde or Shakespeare, e.g.4Daily ThemedJan 29, 2023
One who writes rhymes4Daily ThemedDec 21, 2022
Keats or Elio, for one4Daily ThemedDec 6, 2022
Edgar Allan Poe, for one4Daily ThemedNov 29, 2022
Robert Frost or Maya Angelou, e.g.4Daily ThemedJul 4, 2022
Wordsworth or Shakespeare, e.g.4Daily ThemedFeb 14, 2022
One with the rhymes4Daily ThemedNov 28, 2021
Writer of potent pieces4Evening StandardDec 3, 2019
Lyricist4Evening StandardAug 1, 2019
About POET in crosswords
POET is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 85 times in our database across 51 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Ode writer” in the LA Times crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
AUNTRelative
ALLY"___ McBeal," legal comedy-drama where Calista Flockhart plays the idealistic lead who gives the show its name
WONTTom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”
AMIEFemale friend in France
OBISKimono sashes
LISPIs in the record as an imperfect utterance
STOPCease
WEEDA diminutive figure, but growing
DELISupermarket cold-cuts area
AGESHistoric times
EYEDTook a good look at
HILOBig Island county seat
MICAGlittery mineral
AUTOCar
Every appearance of POET (85)
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Aug 24, 2026
Ode writer · LA Times · Down
Aug 21, 2026
Ballad writer · LA Times · Down
Aug 11, 2026
Expert concerned with feet? · LA Times · Down
Aug 6, 2026
Rondeau writer · Wall Street Journal · 21 Down
Jul 20, 2026
Maybe I'm one and don't know it · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 15, 2026
Sonnet or limerick writer · Crosswords With Friends · 26
Jul 2, 2026
Open mic performer, often · New York Times · 21 Across
Jun 20, 2026
Frost, e.g. · Wall Street Journal · 77 Down
May 27, 2026
Shakespeare or Shelley · NYT Midi · 21 Down
May 26, 2026
Rhyme writer · Newsday · Down
May 7, 2026
One who measures meter by the feet? · New York Times · 9 Across
Apr 9, 2026
Rapper, technically · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Mar 10, 2026
William Wordsworth, for one · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Mar 10, 2026
Creator of verses · Newsday · Across
Feb 4, 2026
Lord Byron or Lord Tennyson, e.g. · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Jan 26, 2026
T.S. Eliot or W.H. Auden · New York Times · 40 Down
Jan 12, 2026
Bard · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Dec 18, 2025
One versed in verse · New York Times · 7 Down
Nov 22, 2025
Gloomy American writer with little time for his job · The Independent · 10 Across
Nov 15, 2025
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Nov 15, 2025
One working on their feet · Newsday · Down
Oct 23, 2025
Troubadour, e.g. · New York Times · 67 Across
Oct 13, 2025
Bard · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Sep 27, 2025
Burns, e.g. · New York Times · 50 Down
Aug 31, 2025
Rhymester · Newsday · Down
Jul 31, 2025
Frost, for instance · Newsday · Across
Jul 29, 2025
Bard · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jun 22, 2025
Bard's sweetheart with a hidden love · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jun 19, 2025
Bard · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jun 12, 2025
Bard · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jun 2, 2025
He's no peasant! · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 30, 2025
Wilde or Frost, e.g. · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Mar 24, 2025
Writer of verses · Newsday · Down
Mar 4, 2025
Certain laureate · New York Times · 4 Down
Feb 10, 2025
Bard · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jan 28, 2025
Verse writer · Newsday · Down
Jan 22, 2025
Kipling or Keats · New York Times · 30 Across
Dec 30, 2024
Bard · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 11, 2024
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down
Nov 6, 2024
Oscar Wilde or Robert Frost, e.g. · Daily Themed · 28 Across
Oct 7, 2024
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Oct 2, 2024
William Wordsworth, for one · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Aug 16, 2024
One who writes sonnets · Daily Themed · 34 Across
May 25, 2024
Haiku composer · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Mar 15, 2024
Writer’s quantity of money after penning English · The Independent · 5 Down
Dec 23, 2023
Stanza sculptor? · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Oct 6, 2023
One who composes rhymes and odes · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Oct 5, 2023
He writes beautifully · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Aug 23, 2023
Robert Frost or Robert Burns, e.g. · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Aug 6, 2023
Yeats or Keats, e.g. · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Jul 3, 2023
Emily Dickinson or Robert Burns, for one · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Apr 21, 2023
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Mar 19, 2023
Robert Frost or William Wordsworth, for one · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Jan 29, 2023
Wilde or Shakespeare, e.g. · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Dec 21, 2022
One who writes rhymes · Daily Themed · 51 Across
Dec 6, 2022
Keats or Elio, for one · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Nov 29, 2022
Edgar Allan Poe, for one · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Jul 4, 2022
Robert Frost or Maya Angelou, e.g. · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Jun 17, 2022
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
May 11, 2022
Wilde or Frost, e.g. · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Feb 14, 2022
Wordsworth or Shakespeare, e.g. · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Nov 28, 2021
One with the rhymes · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Nov 18, 2021
Bard · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 11, 2021
He's no peasant! · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Nov 5, 2021
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Sep 27, 2021
Bard · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jun 10, 2021
Maybe I'm one and don't know it · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 4, 2021
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Nov 11, 2020
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Oct 13, 2020
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Down
Aug 19, 2020
Bard · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Aug 19, 2020
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Aug 1, 2020
Bard · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Mar 26, 2020
Bard · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Dec 3, 2019
Writer of potent pieces · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 25, 2019
Bard · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Aug 1, 2019
Lyricist · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 29, 2019
Bard · Evening Standard · 30 Down
May 16, 2019
Bard · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Mar 25, 2019
Bard's sweetheart with a hidden love · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 6, 2019
Bard · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Feb 28, 2019
Bard · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 25, 2019
He's no peasant! · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 31, 2018
Bard · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 19, 2018
Bard · Evening Standard · 30 Down