The term BOAR MATE can be broken down into five crossword solutions: SOW (3 letters), SWINE (5 letters), MALE (4 letters), TUSKS (5 letters), and TUSK (4 letters). A SOW is a female pig, SWINE is another word for pigs, MALE is the opposite of female, tusks are long curved teeth found in some animals, and TUSK is a single one of these teeth. All of these words refer to the boar, a wild pig with large tusks. The boar mate is therefore the MALE counterpart of the boar.