Bird with a long neck

The answer to “Bird with a long neck” in the The Washington Post crossword is SWAN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Bird with a long neck” answer

SWAN (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 SWAN.

Why the answer is SWAN

This elegant bird often glides gracefully on lakes and is known for its majestic neck. 🦢

What does SWAN mean?

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

When else has “Bird with a long neck” appeared?

The Washington Post 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.

July 26, 2026 (most recent) → SWAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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