What hearts may represent in video games

The answer to “What hearts may represent in video games” in the New York Times Midi crossword is LIVES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on September 15, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 9-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.

“What hearts may represent in video games” answer

LIVES (5 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 LIVES.

What does LIVES mean?

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

When else has “What hearts may represent in video games” 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.

September 15, 2026 (most recent) → LIVES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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