Mouse or marmot

The answer to “Mouse or marmot” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is RODENT — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 3-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.

“Mouse or marmot” answer

RODENT (6 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 RODENT.

What does RODENT mean?

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

When else has “Mouse or marmot” appeared?

Thomas Joseph 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.

September 12, 2026 (most recent) → RODENT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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