Diving bird
The crossword clue "Diving bird" is answered by LOON, a 4-letter entry. Used 154 times across 62 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LOON
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOON answer page.
Used 154 times across 62 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MURRE (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for LOON
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOON, most used first.
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- Minnesota's state bird - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- "Crazy" bird - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
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- Graceful bird - SWAN, used 100 times
- Sea bird - TERN, used 74 times
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