Word after root or draft

The answer to “Word after root or draft” in the New York Times crossword is BEER — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 25, 2025, a Monday 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.

“Word after root or draft” answer

BEER (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BEER

BEER is the 4-letter solution that fits "Word after root or draft" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 25, 2025 (49-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BEER mean?

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

When else has “Word after root or draft” 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 25, 2025 (most recent) → BEER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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