Word on either side of "___ say ___"

The answer to “Word on either side of "___ say ___"” in the New York Times Mini crossword is NEVER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 1, 2026 at 5-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.

“Word on either side of "___ say ___"” answer

NEVER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is NEVER

NEVER is the 5-letter solution that fits "Word on either side of "___ say ___"" in the NYT Mini crossword on January 1, 2026 (5-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NEVER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NEVER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Word on either side of "___ say ___"” 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.

January 1, 2026 (most recent) → NEVER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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