Bobs and weaves?

The answer to “Bobs and weaves?” in the The Washington Post crossword is COIFS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 19, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Bobs and weaves?” answer

COIFS (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 COIFS.

Why the answer is COIFS

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What does COIFS mean?

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

When else has “Bobs and weaves?” 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 19, 2026 (most recent) → COIFS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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