Rage ___ (Oxford University Press's 2025 Word of the Year)

The answer to “Rage ___ (Oxford University Press's 2025 Word of the Year)” in the New York Times Midi crossword is BAIT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 27, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 14-Across. 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.

“Rage ___ (Oxford University Press's 2025 Word of the Year)” answer

BAIT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BAIT

BAIT is the 4-letter solution that fits "Rage ___ (Oxford University Press's 2025 Word of the Year)" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 27, 2026 (14-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BAIT mean?

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

When else has “Rage ___ (Oxford University Press's 2025 Word of the Year)” appeared?

New York Times Midi 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.

April 27, 2026 (most recent) → BAIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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