Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"
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The answer to “Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"” in the New York Times crossword is SUDOKU — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 30, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 17-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.
“Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"” answer
SUDOKU (6 letters)
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Why the answer is SUDOKU
SUDOKU is the 6-letter solution that fits "Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 30, 2025 (17-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
What does SUDOKU mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of SUDOKU is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(noun)
- a puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid consisting of nine squares subdivided into a further nine smaller squares in such a way that every number appears once in each horizontal line, vertical line, and square
When else has “Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"” 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.
November 30, 2025 (most recent) → SUDOKU. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"”?
The answer is SUDOKU, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 30, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"”?
6 letters: SUDOKU.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times crossword on November 30, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 17-Across.
Can “Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for November 30, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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