Mother chicken

Latest answer — July 22, 2026

1 Across

This feathered friend often clucks around the farm! 🐔

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This clue's Wednesday, July 22, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Mother chicken
  2. 4Word after "leading" and "first"
  3. 5Just peachy ... or a hint to the two letters that appear most often in this grid
  4. 6Bryant of "S.N.L." fame
  5. 7Like overcooked chicken

Down

  1. 1Helpful
  2. 2Swirl of water
  3. 3The Yankees, on scoreboards
  4. 4Supervillain's hideout
  5. 5___ joke

The answer to “Mother chicken” in the New York Times Mini crossword is HEN — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 22, 2026 at 1-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.

“Mother chicken” answer

HEN (3 letters)

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Why the answer is HEN

This feathered friend often clucks around the farm! 🐔

What does HEN mean?

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

(noun)

  • a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl
  • a female lobster, crab, or salmon

When else has “Mother chicken” 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.

July 22, 2026 (most recent) → HEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Mother chicken”?

The answer is HEN, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 22, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Mother chicken”?

3 letters: HEN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 22, 2026, at 1-Across.

Can “Mother chicken” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

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