Tree that sounds like a female sheep

The answer to “Tree that sounds like a female sheep” in the USA Today crossword is YEW — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 7, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 18-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.

“Tree that sounds like a female sheep” answer

YEW (3 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 YEW.

What does YEW mean?

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

When else has “Tree that sounds like a female sheep” 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 7, 2026 (most recent) → YEW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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