Paper nest builders

The answer to “Paper nest builders” in the USA Today crossword is WASPS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 12, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 3-Down. 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.

“Paper nest builders” answer

WASPS (5 letters)

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What does WASPS mean?

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

When else has “Paper nest builders” 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.

August 12, 2026 (most recent) → WASPS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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