Thomas Edison is credited with popularizing this phone greeting (Alexander Graham Bell preferred "Ahoy!")

The answer to “Thomas Edison is credited with popularizing this phone greeting (Alexander Graham Bell preferred "Ahoy!")” in the New York Times Mini crossword is HELLO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on May 10, 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.

“Thomas Edison is credited with popularizing this phone greeting (Alexander Graham Bell preferred "Ahoy!")” answer

HELLO (5 letters)

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Why the answer is HELLO

HELLO is the 5-letter solution that fits "Thomas Edison is credited with popularizing this phone greeting (Alexander Graham Bell preferred "Ahoy!")" in the NYT Mini crossword on May 10, 2026 (6-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HELLO mean?

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

When else has “Thomas Edison is credited with popularizing this phone greeting (Alexander Graham Bell preferred "Ahoy!")” 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.

May 10, 2026 (most recent) → HELLO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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