"When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)

The answer to “"When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)” in the New York Times crossword is DIP — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 47-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.

“"When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)” answer

DIP (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is DIP.

Why the answer is DIP

DIP is the 3-letter solution that fits ""When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 6, 2025 (47-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DIP mean?

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

When else has “"When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)” 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.

August 6, 2025 (most recent) → DIP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions