Nearsighted person

The answer to “Nearsighted person” in the New York Times crossword is MYOPE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 1, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 46-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.

“Nearsighted person” answer

MYOPE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MYOPE

MYOPE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Nearsighted person" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 1, 2026 (46-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MYOPE mean?

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

When else has “Nearsighted person” 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.

February 1, 2026 (most recent) → MYOPE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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