Sources of distress

The answer to “Sources of distress” in the New York Times crossword is WOES — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 1, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 96-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.

“Sources of distress” answer

WOES (4 letters)

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Why the answer is WOES

WOES is the 4-letter solution that fits "Sources of distress" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 1, 2026 (96-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does WOES mean?

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

When else has “Sources of distress” 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.

March 1, 2026 (most recent) → WOES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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