Daily Word Hints

Picks up (crossword clue)

4 squares · NYT Crossword · February 27, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, February 27, 2026 (34 Down), the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 10, 2026 (22 Down), the NYT Crossword on Friday, November 28, 2025 (38 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.

NYT Crossword, February 27, 2026, 34 Down

Answer length: 4 squares

First letter

G _ _ _

First and last letters

G _ _ S

Show the answer
About the answer

GETS as a word: (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire; (transitive) To receive.

GETS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 2, 2025.

NYT Crossword, January 10, 2026, 22 Down

Answer length: 4 squares

First letter

N _ _ _

First and last letters

N _ _ S

Show the answer
About the answer

NABS as a word: (US) A single-serving package of snack crackers, usually filled with peanut butter; (slang, UK, after possessive pronoun) Alternative form of nibs (“an important or self-important person”). [(slang, UK, after possessive pronoun) An important....

NABS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 10, 2026.

NYT Crossword, November 28, 2025, 38 Down

Answer length: 6 squares

First letter

S _ _ _ _ _

First and last letters

S _ _ _ _ S

Show the answer
About the answer

SENSES as a word: The Senses, or Sense, were a Dacian tribe in the southern region of Dacia.

SENSES has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.

Other clues with the same answer

More clues from this puzzle

Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times

All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers