Animal in the family Mephitidae, which comes from the Latin for "stink"

The answer to “Animal in the family Mephitidae, which comes from the Latin for "stink"” in the New York Times Mini crossword is SKUNK — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 4, 2026 at 6-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.

“Animal in the family Mephitidae, which comes from the Latin for "stink"” answer

SKUNK (5 letters)

Use the reveal tiles above to uncover the solution one letter at a time if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Prefer the full answer straight away? It's SKUNK.

Why the answer is SKUNK

SKUNK is the 5-letter solution that fits "Animal in the family Mephitidae, which comes from the Latin for "stink"" in the NYT Mini crossword on March 4, 2026 (6-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SKUNK mean?

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

When else has “Animal in the family Mephitidae, which comes from the Latin for "stink"” appeared?

New York Times Mini 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.

March 4, 2026 (most recent) → SKUNK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions