Numbers to be crunched

The answer to “Numbers to be crunched” in the USA Today crossword is DATA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 9-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.

“Numbers to be crunched” answer

DATA (4 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 DATA.

What does DATA mean?

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

When else has “Numbers to be crunched” appeared?

USA Today 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 23, 2026 (most recent) → DATA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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