Word with history or hygiene

The answer to “Word with history or hygiene” in the New York Times crossword is ORAL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 18, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 76-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.

“Word with history or hygiene” answer

ORAL (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ORAL

ORAL is the 4-letter solution that fits "Word with history or hygiene" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 18, 2025 (76-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ORAL mean?

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

When else has “Word with history or hygiene” 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.

May 18, 2025 (most recent) → ORAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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