Break of day
The crossword clue "Break of day" is answered by SUNUP, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SUNUP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SUNUP answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 6 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.
- DAWNING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SUNUP
Every other clue in this collection answered by SUNUP, most used first.
- Dawn - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Daybreak - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- First light - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Time of day. - used 10 times, most recently in 1974
- Crack of dawn - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Takes a break - RESTS, used 135 times
- D-Day beach - OMAHA, used 95 times
- Greet the day - ARISE, used 74 times
- ___ Hawkins Day - SADIE, used 67 times
- Break off - SEVER, used 54 times
- Earth Day month - APRIL, used 49 times
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