Crossword answer
SWOOP
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen USA Today, September 30, 2026
Letter pattern
SWOOP
Clues that lead to SWOOP
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Dive like a gull5USA TodaySep 30, 2026
Emulate hawks5NewsdayAug 27, 2026
Bird's dramatic dive5New York TimesJan 12, 2026
What hawks do5Eugene ShefferSep 24, 2025
Pounce5Evening StandardJun 7, 2025
Sudden, swift descent5NewsdayApr 27, 2025
Come down and make an exchange out of love5Evening StandardAug 23, 2023
Come down and get nothing in exchange5Evening StandardApr 6, 2023
Dive or rush with some speed around the court!5Evening StandardApr 21, 2022
Attack like a hawk5Daily ThemedDec 9, 2021
Eagle’s descent5Eugene ShefferJul 8, 2020
About SWOOP in crosswords
SWOOP is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 14 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Dive like a gull” in the USA Today crossword on September 30, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
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EPCOTWalt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
APORTLeft at sea
HASNT"The store ___ opened yet"
STREWDistribute carelessly, it's true
THAIS1894 opera by Jules Massenet best known for the entr'acte for violin and orchestra Méditation
FEASTBanquet
LATINIn which the Romans had been lying about starting trouble
IMSET"No more for me, thanks"
MOVIEHome – or horror? (5)
NONETGroup of nine
WASPSWinged workers
Every appearance of SWOOP (14)
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Sep 30, 2026
Dive like a gull · USA Today · 36 Down
Aug 27, 2026
Emulate hawks · Newsday · Across
Jan 12, 2026
Bird's dramatic dive · New York Times · 6 Across
Sep 24, 2025
What hawks do · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Jun 7, 2025
Pounce · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 27, 2025
Sudden, swift descent · Newsday · Down
Aug 22, 2024
Pounce · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 23, 2023
Come down and make an exchange out of love · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Apr 6, 2023
Come down and get nothing in exchange · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Apr 21, 2022
Dive or rush with some speed around the court! · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 9, 2021
Attack like a hawk · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jul 8, 2020
Eagle’s descent · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Mar 21, 2019
Pounce · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jul 5, 2018
Pounce · Evening Standard · 12 Down