Parts of flowers

The answer to “Parts of flowers” in the USA Today crossword is STEMS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 1, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 29-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.

“Parts of flowers” answer

STEMS (5 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 STEMS.

What does STEMS mean?

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

When else has “Parts of flowers” 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.

October 1, 2026 (most recent) → STEMS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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