Screw or nail, to a Brit

The answer to “Screw or nail, to a Brit” in the New York Times crossword is SHAG — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 14, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Screw or nail, to a Brit” answer

SHAG (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SHAG

SHAG is the 4-letter solution that fits "Screw or nail, to a Brit" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 14, 2026 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHAG mean?

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

When else has “Screw or nail, to a Brit” 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 14, 2026 (most recent) → SHAG. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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