We've tracked down 64 possible answers for the clue "It rises at dawn" from the Universal Crossword crossword on May 2, 2021. At the top of our list is SUN — 3 letters long with a 99% match. Each answer below is ranked by how likely it is to be the correct solution based on our crossword database.
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64 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
SUN
It rises at dawn
(3)
Universal Crossword
May 2, 2021
99%
SUN
It rises at dawn
Universal Crossword · May 2, 2021
8%
TIL
From dawn __ dusk
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 9, 2026
8%
TIL
From dawn __ dusk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
8%
DEWY
Like a lawn at dawn
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 9, 2026
8%
DEWY
Like a lawn at dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
8%
EOS
Greek goddess of the dawn
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 30, 2026
8%
EOS
Greek goddess of the dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
8%
MORNINGDEW
Water on the grass at dawn
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 28, 2026
8%
MORNINGDEW
Water on the grass at dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
8%
EOCENE
Epoch whose name means "new dawn"
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 28, 2026
8%
EOCENE
Epoch whose name means "new dawn"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
8%
SETS
Opposite of rises
(4)
Universal Crossword
Feb 25, 2026
8%
SETS
Opposite of rises
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
8%
SPIRE
What rises from a cathedral roof
(5)
Universal Crossword
Nov 27, 2025
8%
SPIRE
What rises from a cathedral roof
Universal Crossword · Nov 27, 2025
8%
HALFLIGHT
*Grayish time at dusk or dawn
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 5, 2025
8%
HALFLIGHT
*Grayish time at dusk or dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2025
8%
ESTE
Where el sol rises
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jun 29, 2025
8%
ESTE
Where el sol rises
Universal Crossword · Jun 29, 2025
8%
DAY
Period from dawn to dusk
(3)
Universal Crossword
Mar 25, 2025
8%
DAY
Period from dawn to dusk
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2025
8%
HEMLINE
It rises and falls in fashion
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Feb 5, 2025
8%
HEMLINE
It rises and falls in fashion
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 5, 2025
8%
SUNRISETOSUNSET
*Period from dawn until dusk, roughly
(15)
Universal Crossword
Dec 13, 2024
8%
SUNRISETOSUNSET
*Period from dawn until dusk, roughly
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2024
8%
LEVITATION
39-Across in which a performer rises to the occasion?
(10)
Universal Crossword
Oct 31, 2024
8%
LEVITATION
39-Across in which a performer rises to the occasion?
Universal Crossword · Oct 31, 2024
8%
UPAT
— the crack of dawn
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Oct 9, 2024
8%
UPAT
— the crack of dawn
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 9, 2024
8%
ALLNIGHT
From dusk to dawn
(8)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jul 28, 2024
8%
ALLNIGHT
From dusk to dawn
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 28, 2024
8%
REARS
Raises or rises
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 26, 2024
8%
REARS
Raises or rises
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2024
8%
EARLY
Before dawn
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jun 21, 2024
8%
EARLY
Before dawn
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jun 21, 2024
8%
EAST
Toward dawn
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Apr 7, 2024
8%
EAST
Toward dawn
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 7, 2024
8%
DAILY
How often the sun rises
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Feb 11, 2024
8%
DAILY
How often the sun rises
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 11, 2024
8%
NEVER
When the sun rises in the west
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 3, 2024
8%
NEVER
When the sun rises in the west
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 3, 2024
8%
EARLYBURDEN
*Obstacle encountered at dawn?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 24, 2023
8%
EARLYBURDEN
*Obstacle encountered at dawn?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2023
8%
LATERLIFESTYLES
A chic gray bob and cat eye bifocals, or sleeping until noon and dancing until dawn?
(15)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 29, 2023
8%
LATERLIFESTYLES
A chic gray bob and cat eye bifocals, or sleeping until noon and dancing until dawn?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2023
8%
TIDALVOLUME
Amount of seawater that periodically rises
(11)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Sep 3, 2023
8%
TIDALVOLUME
Amount of seawater that periodically rises
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 3, 2023
8%
ASHES
What a phoenix rises from
(5)
Universal Crossword
Sep 1, 2023
8%
ASHES
What a phoenix rises from
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2023
8%
GOEAST
Head toward dawn
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jul 6, 2023
8%
GOEAST
Head toward dawn
Universal Crossword · Jul 6, 2023
8%
ALPS
Mountains where the 26-Across rises
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 11, 2023
8%
ALPS
Mountains where the 26-Across rises
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2023
8%
DEW
Moisture on a lawn at dawn
(3)
Universal Crossword
Apr 5, 2023
8%
DEW
Moisture on a lawn at dawn
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2023
8%
AAR
River that rises in the Bernese Alps
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 3, 2022
8%
AAR
River that rises in the Bernese Alps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2022
8%
SUNUP
It follows dawn
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 14, 2022
8%
SUNUP
It follows dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2022
8%
OVEN
Where dough often rises
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jul 24, 2021
8%
OVEN
Where dough often rises
Universal Crossword · Jul 24, 2021
8%
PISTOL
One traditionally drawn at dawn
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 21, 2021
8%
PISTOL
One traditionally drawn at dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2021
8%
IDEA
One may dawn on you
(4)
Universal Crossword
Apr 13, 2021
8%
IDEA
One may dawn on you
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2021
8%
ALLDAY
From dawn to dusk
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 23, 2021
8%
ALLDAY
From dawn to dusk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2021
8%
SMOKE
It rises from a pipe
(5)
Universal Crossword
Mar 21, 2021
8%
SMOKE
It rises from a pipe
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2021
8%
FALL
"The younger rises when the old doth __": "King Lear"
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 12, 2020
8%
FALL
"The younger rises when the old doth __": "King Lear"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2020
8%
STEEPLY
How a sharp incline rises
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 23, 2020
8%
STEEPLY
How a sharp incline rises
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2020
8%
BRIGHTENING
Heading toward dawn
(11)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Oct 27, 2020
8%
BRIGHTENING
Heading toward dawn
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Oct 27, 2020
8%
EARLYRISERS
They’re up before dawn
(11)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jul 7, 2020
8%
EARLYRISERS
They’re up before dawn
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 7, 2020
8%
BIRD
One might tweet at dawn
(4)
Universal Crossword
Dec 8, 2019
8%
BIRD
One might tweet at dawn
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2019
8%
AURORA
Goddess of the dawn
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 10, 2018
8%
AURORA
Goddess of the dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2018
8%
DEWIEST
Most moist, as a lawn at dawn
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 20, 2018
8%
DEWIEST
Most moist, as a lawn at dawn
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 20, 2018
8%
SLUMBERPARTIES
They go on until dawn
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 20, 2018
8%
SLUMBERPARTIES
They go on until dawn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 20, 2018
1%
ISS
Facility that may see 16 sunrises a day, familiarly
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 6, 2026
1%
ISS
Facility that may see 16 sunrises a day, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
1%
DROPSINON
Surprises with a call
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 25, 2026
1%
DROPSINON
Surprises with a call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
1%
ASIAN
Like slow lorises and snow leopards
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 4, 2025
1%
ASIAN
Like slow lorises and snow leopards
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2025
1%
MONETS
"Water Lilies" and "Irises"
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 29, 2025
1%
MONETS
"Water Lilies" and "Irises"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2025
1%
DAWNS
Sunrises
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Dec 29, 2024
1%
DAWNS
Sunrises
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 29, 2024
1%
MORNS
Poetic dawns
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 28, 2023
1%
MORNS
Poetic dawns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2023
1%
STEMS
Arises (from)
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 8, 2023
1%
STEMS
Arises (from)
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2023
1%
GOGH
Van ___ ("Irises" painter)
(4)
Universal Crossword
Sep 30, 2022
1%
GOGH
Van ___ ("Irises" painter)
Universal Crossword · Sep 30, 2022
1%
STANDS
Arises
(6)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jul 23, 2022
1%
STANDS
Arises
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 23, 2022
1%
AREOLAE
Colored rings of irises
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jan 2, 2022
1%
AREOLAE
Colored rings of irises
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 2, 2022
1%
UVEAS
Eye parts with irises
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 8, 2021
1%
UVEAS
Eye parts with irises
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2021
1%
OXEYES
Flowers that ought to be related to irises?
(6)
Universal Crossword
Mar 15, 2021
1%
OXEYES
Flowers that ought to be related to irises?
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2021
1%
STUNS
Surprises big-time
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 30, 2020
1%
STUNS
Surprises big-time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2020
1%
GENII
Surprises in bottles
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 29, 2020
1%
GENII
Surprises in bottles
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2020
1%
HAT
Magician's source of surprises
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 17, 2020
1%
HAT
Magician's source of surprises
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2020
1%
EYES
Irises' places
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Mar 1, 2020
1%
EYES
Irises' places
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 1, 2020
1%
GETSUP
Arises
(6)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jan 14, 2020
1%
GETSUP
Arises
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 14, 2020
1%
VASE
Irises' place
(4)
Universal Crossword
Dec 22, 2019
1%
VASE
Irises' place
Universal Crossword · Dec 22, 2019
1%
DIM
Like the dawn's early light
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 3, 2019
1%
DIM
Like the dawn's early light
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2019
1%
AHA
"The light dawns!"
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 26, 2019
1%
AHA
"The light dawns!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2019
1%
VENTURES
Risky enterprises
(8)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Sep 17, 2018
1%
VENTURES
Risky enterprises
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 17, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "It rises at dawn" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 64 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is SUN (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "It rises at dawn"?
The best answer for "It rises at dawn" is SUN with 3 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "It rises at dawn" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in Universal Crossword.
It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on May 2, 2021.