Oak or elm

The answer to “Oak or elm” in the USA Today crossword is TREE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on September 16, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 39-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Oak or elm” answer

TREE (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TREE.

What does TREE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TREE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Oak or elm” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 16, 2026 (most recent) → TREE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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