Number two

The answer to “Number two” in the New York Times crossword is AIDE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 26, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 30-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.

“Number two” answer

AIDE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is AIDE

AIDE is the 4-letter solution that fits "Number two" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 26, 2025 (30-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AIDE mean?

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

When else has “Number two” 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.

January 26, 2025 (most recent) → AIDE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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