Crossword answer
RAIN
4 letters · Used for 90 different clues · 191 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 22, 2026
Letter pattern
RAIN
Clues that lead to RAIN
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow4New York TimesAug 22, 2026
Umbrella weather4NYT MidiAug 20, 2026
Ballgame delayer4Wall Street JournalAug 17, 2026
Reason to cancel a barbecue4USA TodayAug 13, 2026
Unfortunate forecast for a beach day4USA TodayAug 8, 2026
Drops from above4LA TimesAug 7, 2026
1923 play by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, based on the short story of the same name by W Somerset Maugham4The IndependentJul 25, 2026
Frequent forecast in Seattle4New York TimesJul 23, 2026
Weather forecast that results in puddles4Daily ThemedJul 21, 2026
Precipitation4The IndependentJul 19, 2026
Weather that could hinder outdoor activities4Crosswords With FriendsJul 16, 2026
Dramatic weather4Evening StandardJul 14, 2026
Iran (anag) (4)4The GuardianJul 8, 2026
April forecast4Eugene ShefferJul 2, 2026
"Singin' in the ___," 1952 musical where Gene Kelly shows that "every cloud has a silver lining" by dancing through a downpour4Daily ThemedJun 25, 2026
It waters the garden4Evening StandardJun 22, 2026
"Singin' in the ___," musical rom-com where Gene Kelly splashes through puddles in a tap-dance number set to the title song4Daily ThemedJun 11, 2026
Certain precipitation4USA Today Quick CrossJun 8, 2026
Under a cloud, I sprinted out4Evening StandardJun 4, 2026
Bad forecast for a parade4New York TimesJun 2, 2026
Common forecast in Portland4New York TimesMay 24, 2026
Parade spoiler4NewsdayMay 20, 2026
Pennies from heaven4Evening StandardApr 14, 2026
Shower from the sky4Daily ThemedMar 21, 2026
Drizzle or shower4Daily ThemedMar 8, 2026
Shower, say4Daily ThemedFeb 20, 2026
"Singin' in the ___," Debbie Reynolds musical which she learned to dance for, that's perfect for a romantic movie night4Daily ThemedFeb 7, 2026
Drought ender4NewsdayJan 7, 2026
Wet weather4Evening StandardJan 3, 2026
Pour out?4NewsdayDec 27, 2025
Guns N' Roses song "November ___"4Daily ThemedDec 21, 2025
With 9-Down, water source4NewsdayDec 4, 2025
Type of forest in Iran?4Evening StandardNov 10, 2025
Drought relief4NewsdayNov 2, 2025
Wet weather forecast4NewsdayOct 27, 2025
Contents of some sheets4New York TimesOct 24, 2025
Picnic spoiler4NewsdayOct 15, 2025
Consume no end of acid drops4The IndependentOct 13, 2025
Puddle maker4Daily ThemedAug 22, 2025
Petrichor producer?4Daily ThemedAug 13, 2025
Drops not all restraint!4Evening StandardJul 14, 2025
Reason to take an umbrella4Daily ThemedJun 25, 2025
One dashed to get out of it4Evening StandardJun 12, 2025
Barbecue spoiler4NewsdayJun 12, 2025
Reason to reschedule a game4Daily ThemedMay 27, 2025
Wet forecast4NewsdayMay 21, 2025
Beach day bummer4New York TimesApr 13, 2025
See 47-Across4New York TimesMar 21, 2025
Its name in Botswana is the same as the word for "money"4New York TimesFeb 21, 2025
Cloud shower that sets the perfect mood for a steaming cup of tea4Daily ThemedJan 12, 2025
I ran out in the wet4Evening StandardJan 8, 2025
Natural shower from the sky4Daily ThemedJan 7, 2025
Shower4Evening StandardDec 2, 2024
Natural shower4Daily ThemedOct 27, 2024
Drops from the sky4Daily ThemedSep 30, 2024
"___ On Me," song by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga ... or a shower from above that may fill up the water bodies mentioned in this puzzle4Daily ThemedSep 9, 2024
*Sniff sniff* The smell of ___ mixed with mud is always nostalgic and reminds one of a lazy monsoon day4Daily ThemedJul 20, 2024
Shower curtain not cut4The IndependentJun 24, 2024
The weather according to Miss Thompson4Evening StandardMay 7, 2024
Parade interrupter4Daily ThemedMay 4, 2024
Where a fool might be in during a storm, according to a Led Zeppelin song?4Daily ThemedApr 1, 2024
"___ on Me," 2020 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song that won the Best Pop Duo Performance at the 63rd Grammy Awards4Daily ThemedMar 18, 2024
Charged admission for one feature of Manchester?4The IndependentFeb 24, 2024
Now and then Croatians spit, possibly ...4The IndependentJan 30, 2024
Reason for puddles4Daily ThemedJan 8, 2024
Pour4Evening StandardJan 3, 2024
Kind of check?4Daily ThemedDec 22, 2023
The water was running when I came in4Evening StandardDec 1, 2023
"November ___," Guns N' Roses hit4Daily ThemedOct 1, 2023
Drizzle or downpour, say4Daily ThemedJul 15, 2023
Puddle producer4Daily ThemedJun 27, 2023
Golf game-ruining forecast4Daily ThemedJun 20, 2023
Is it forecast precipitately?4Evening StandardMay 11, 2023
Picnic-spoiling shower4Daily ThemedApr 21, 2023
Reason to open an umbrella4Daily ThemedFeb 21, 2023
"Kansas ___," 1999 song by John Stewart from his album "Gold"4Daily ThemedJan 30, 2023
Reason to use an umbrella4Daily ThemedJan 10, 2023
"November ___," 1991 song by Guns N' Roses whose title means water drops from the sky4Daily ThemedJan 2, 2023
One managed to hold water4Evening StandardDec 2, 2022
Being under a cloud puts a damper on things4Evening StandardNov 24, 2022
Downpour from the sky4Daily ThemedNov 12, 2022
Shower for a flower?4Daily ThemedOct 2, 2022
and 19. With a dark look, promises to water the garden4Evening StandardJul 5, 2022
Cloud shower4Daily ThemedMay 22, 2022
"___ On Me," 2020 song from "Chromatica" that was a collab between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande4Daily ThemedMar 28, 2022
Sky drops?4Daily ThemedOct 7, 2021
Sky shower?4Daily ThemedJul 4, 2021
A sound rule in weather forecasting4Evening StandardJun 19, 2019
One hurried to get out of it4Evening StandardJun 13, 2019
Dramatic downpour4Evening StandardFeb 21, 2019
About RAIN in crosswords
RAIN is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 191 times in our database across 90 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow” in the New York Times crossword on August 22, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
HOLAMexican greeting
TYPESort
NEXT____ of kin
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
PRAYPlead
SAGASuper-long story
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
WESTCompass point
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
LEGSAn ant has six of them
SKINEpidermis
MCCCNero’s 1,300
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
Every appearance of RAIN (191)
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Aug 22, 2026
"Into each life some ___ must fall": Longfellow · New York Times · 1 Down
Aug 20, 2026
Umbrella weather · NYT Midi · 7 Down
Aug 17, 2026
Ballgame delayer · Wall Street Journal · 33 Across
Aug 13, 2026
Reason to cancel a barbecue · USA Today · 53 Across
Aug 8, 2026
Unfortunate forecast for a beach day · USA Today · 2 Down
Aug 7, 2026
Drops from above · LA Times · Across
Jul 25, 2026
1923 play by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, based on the short story of the same name by W Somerset Maugham · The Independent · 19 Across
Jul 23, 2026
Frequent forecast in Seattle · New York Times · 9 Down
Jul 21, 2026
Weather forecast that results in puddles · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jul 19, 2026
Precipitation · The Independent · 17 Across
Jul 16, 2026
Weather that could hinder outdoor activities · Crosswords With Friends · 51
Jul 14, 2026
Dramatic weather · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 8, 2026
Iran (anag) (4) · The Guardian · 19 Down
Jul 6, 2026
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jul 2, 2026
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jun 22, 2026
It waters the garden · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 8, 2026
Certain precipitation · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
Jun 4, 2026
Under a cloud, I sprinted out · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jun 2, 2026
Bad forecast for a parade · New York Times · 67 Across
May 24, 2026
Common forecast in Portland · New York Times · 100 Across
May 20, 2026
Parade spoiler · Newsday · Down
May 3, 2026
Parade spoiler · Newsday · Across
May 1, 2026
Precipitation · The Independent · 18 Down
Apr 20, 2026
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Apr 14, 2026
Pennies from heaven · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 21, 2026
Shower from the sky · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Mar 10, 2026
Umbrella weather · Newsday · Across
Mar 8, 2026
Drizzle or shower · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Feb 20, 2026
Shower, say · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Feb 12, 2026
Umbrella weather · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Jan 20, 2026
Parade spoiler · New York Times · 32 Across
Jan 7, 2026
Drought ender · Newsday · Across
Jan 3, 2026
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Dec 27, 2025
Pour out? · Newsday · Across
Dec 24, 2025
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Dec 21, 2025
Guns N' Roses song "November ___" · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Dec 20, 2025
Dramatic weather · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Dec 4, 2025
With 9-Down, water source · Newsday · Down
Nov 30, 2025
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 25, 2025
Umbrella weather · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Nov 10, 2025
Type of forest in Iran? · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 2, 2025
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 2, 2025
Drought relief · Newsday · Down
Oct 27, 2025
Wet weather forecast · Newsday · Down
Oct 24, 2025
Contents of some sheets · New York Times · 23 Down
Oct 15, 2025
Picnic spoiler · Newsday · Down
Oct 13, 2025
Consume no end of acid drops · The Independent · 12 Across
Oct 12, 2025
Drought relief · Newsday · Across
Sep 21, 2025
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 14, 2025
Drought relief · Newsday · Across
Aug 22, 2025
Puddle maker · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Aug 15, 2025
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 13, 2025
Petrichor producer? · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Jul 14, 2025
Drops not all restraint! · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 25, 2025
Reason to take an umbrella · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Jun 20, 2025
Precipitation · The Independent · 10 Across
Jun 18, 2025
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jun 12, 2025
One dashed to get out of it · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 12, 2025
Barbecue spoiler · Newsday · Down
May 27, 2025
Reason to reschedule a game · Daily Themed · 20 Across
May 21, 2025
Wet forecast · Newsday · Across
May 9, 2025
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 2, 2025
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 24, 2025
Shower from the sky · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Apr 13, 2025
Beach day bummer · New York Times · 75 Across
Mar 26, 2025
Wet forecast · Newsday · Across
Mar 21, 2025
Picnic spoiler · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Mar 21, 2025
See 47-Across · New York Times · 48 Across
Feb 24, 2025
Wet forecast · Newsday · Down
Feb 21, 2025
Its name in Botswana is the same as the word for "money" · New York Times · 44 Down
Jan 12, 2025
Cloud shower that sets the perfect mood for a steaming cup of tea · Daily Themed · 43 Across
Jan 8, 2025
I ran out in the wet · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 7, 2025
Natural shower from the sky · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Dec 2, 2024
Shower · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Nov 20, 2024
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 19, 2024
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Oct 27, 2024
Natural shower · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Sep 30, 2024
Drops from the sky · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Aug 26, 2024
Drops from the sky · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Aug 11, 2024
Drizzle or shower · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Aug 7, 2024
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 20, 2024
*Sniff sniff* The smell of ___ mixed with mud is always nostalgic and reminds one of a lazy monsoon day · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Jun 24, 2024
Shower curtain not cut · The Independent · 14 Down
May 10, 2024
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 7, 2024
The weather according to Miss Thompson · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 4, 2024
Parade interrupter · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Apr 22, 2024
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Apr 2, 2024
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Apr 1, 2024
Where a fool might be in during a storm, according to a Led Zeppelin song? · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Mar 30, 2024
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
Mar 4, 2024
Drops from the sky · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Feb 24, 2024
Charged admission for one feature of Manchester? · The Independent · 3 Down
Jan 30, 2024
Now and then Croatians spit, possibly ... · The Independent · 21 Across
Jan 8, 2024
Reason for puddles · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Jan 3, 2024
Pour · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 22, 2023
Kind of check? · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Dec 1, 2023
The water was running when I came in · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 17, 2023
Umbrella weather · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
Oct 27, 2023
Drops from the sky · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Oct 1, 2023
"November ___," Guns N' Roses hit · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Sep 2, 2023
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Aug 17, 2023
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 15, 2023
Picnic spoiler · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Aug 9, 2023
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Jul 27, 2023
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 15, 2023
Drizzle or downpour, say · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Jun 27, 2023
Puddle producer · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Jun 20, 2023
Golf game-ruining forecast · Daily Themed · 15 Across
May 11, 2023
Is it forecast precipitately? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 21, 2023
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 21, 2023
Picnic-spoiling shower · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Mar 11, 2023
Weather forecast that results in puddles · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Mar 2, 2023
Dramatic weather · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Feb 21, 2023
Reason to open an umbrella · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Feb 20, 2023
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 30, 2023
"Kansas ___," 1999 song by John Stewart from his album "Gold" · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Jan 10, 2023
Reason to use an umbrella · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Jan 2, 2023
"November ___," 1991 song by Guns N' Roses whose title means water drops from the sky · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Dec 3, 2022
Picnic spoiler · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Dec 2, 2022
One managed to hold water · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 24, 2022
Being under a cloud puts a damper on things · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 12, 2022
Downpour from the sky · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Oct 2, 2022
Shower for a flower? · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jul 5, 2022
and 19. With a dark look, promises to water the garden · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jun 30, 2022
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 21, 2022
Drizzle or shower · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jun 15, 2022
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 24 Down
May 22, 2022
Cloud shower · Daily Themed · 44 Across
Apr 22, 2022
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
Apr 14, 2022
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 31, 2022
Drops from the sky · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Mar 28, 2022
"___ On Me," 2020 song from "Chromatica" that was a collab between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Mar 26, 2022
Picnic spoiler · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Feb 10, 2022
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Dec 11, 2021
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Dec 9, 2021
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Nov 25, 2021
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Nov 20, 2021
Shower from the sky? · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Oct 7, 2021
Sky drops? · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Sep 24, 2021
Shower from the sky · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Sep 2, 2021
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Aug 24, 2021
Picnic spoiler · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jul 9, 2021
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jul 4, 2021
Sky shower? · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Jun 30, 2021
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Jun 2, 2021
Dramatic weather · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 20, 2021
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 27 Across
May 6, 2021
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Apr 29, 2021
It waters the garden · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 19, 2021
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Apr 13, 2021
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Apr 5, 2021
Under a cloud, I sprinted out · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 18, 2021
Pennies from heaven · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 6, 2020
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 11, 2020
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 3, 2020
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 23, 2020
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 28, 2020
Type of forest in Iran? · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 14, 2020
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 29, 2020
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Apr 29, 2020
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Mar 25, 2020
April forecast · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Feb 6, 2020
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Oct 3, 2019
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 1, 2019
Dramatic weather · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jun 21, 2019
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 19, 2019
A sound rule in weather forecasting · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jun 13, 2019
One hurried to get out of it · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 2, 2019
Drops not all restraint! · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 15, 2019
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 8, 2019
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 7, 2019
One dashed to get out of it · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 5, 2019
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 21, 2019
Dramatic downpour · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Dec 14, 2018
The water was running when I came in · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 15, 2018
I ran out in the wet · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 9, 2018
Shower · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 28, 2018
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 13, 2018
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Aug 9, 2018
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 3, 2018
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Apr 6, 2018
Precipitation · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 1, 2018
The weather according to Miss Thompson · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Feb 7, 2018
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jan 19, 2018
One managed to hold water · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 18, 2018
Wet weather · Evening Standard · 17 Across