Piglet's mother

The answer to “Piglet's mother” in the The Washington Post crossword is SOW — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 24, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 56-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.

“Piglet's mother” answer

SOW (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 SOW.

Why the answer is SOW

Think of a female pig who's quite the nurturing figure! 🐖

What does SOW mean?

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

When else has “Piglet's mother” 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 24, 2026 (most recent) → SOW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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