Rain clouds

The answer to “Rain clouds” in the New York Times crossword is NIMBI — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 9, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 84-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.

“Rain clouds” answer

NIMBI (5 letters)

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Why the answer is NIMBI

NIMBI is the 5-letter solution that fits "Rain clouds" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 9, 2025 (84-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NIMBI mean?

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

When else has “Rain clouds” 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 9, 2025 (most recent) → NIMBI. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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