Sound sometimes written as Z's

The answer to “Sound sometimes written as Z's” in the New York Times crossword is SNORE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 10, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 49-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.

“Sound sometimes written as Z's” answer

SNORE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SNORE

SNORE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Sound sometimes written as Z's" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 10, 2026 (49-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SNORE mean?

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

When else has “Sound sometimes written as Z's” 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 10, 2026 (most recent) → SNORE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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