Backwoods bumpkin

The answer to “Backwoods bumpkin” in the New York Times crossword is HICK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 3, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 69-Down. 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.

“Backwoods bumpkin” answer

HICK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is HICK

HICK is the 4-letter solution that fits "Backwoods bumpkin" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 3, 2025 (69-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HICK mean?

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

When else has “Backwoods bumpkin” appeared?

New York Times 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.

August 3, 2025 (most recent) → HICK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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