| Online chats, for short |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2026 |
| Contacts on Slack, for short |
Universal |
02 Feb 2026 |
| Cyber-chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jan 2026 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Online chats, in brief |
New York Times |
06 Jan 2026 |
| Brainstorm |
USA Today Quick |
06 Jan 2026 |
| Some pings, in brief |
New York Times |
21 Dec 2025 |
| Online chats: Abbr. |
|
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| Quick chats? |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
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| Hits up online, in a way |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2025 |
| Discord chats, in brief |
Universal |
11 Nov 2025 |
| Contacts on Discord, e.g. |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Online chats, say: Abbr. |
|
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| Certain phone chats |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2025 |
| Chats online, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2025 |
| Pings online |
Universal |
11 Oct 2025 |
| ____-retentive |
USA Today Quick |
11 Oct 2025 |
| Online chats: Abbr. |
|
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| PC discourse? |
New York Times |
09 Oct 2025 |
| Texts, in a way |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Oct 2025 |
| WhatsApp chats |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Some online convos |
USA Today |
26 Sep 2025 |
| Contacts on a PC |
Universal |
26 Sep 2025 |
| Old AOL missives |
LA Times Daily |
07 Sep 2025 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
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| Some Slack convos |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Some Gmail convos |
New York Times |
19 Aug 2025 |
| AOL chats |
Universal |
01 Aug 2025 |
| Slack correspondence, briefly |
Universal |
22 Jul 2025 |
| Chat texts: Abbr. |
|
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| Online convos |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Communicates via WhatsApp |
Universal |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Online chats, say: Abbr. |
|
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| Some online exchanges, in brief |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2025 |
| Types to |
|
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| Uses Kik, say |
LA Times Daily |
17 May 2025 |
| Online exchanges, briefly |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2025 |
| Quick chats? |
New York Times |
14 May 2025 |
| Types notes to, briefly |
|
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| Online chats, for short |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Brief chats? |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Slack lines, for short? |
LA Times Daily |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Chats on Discord, for short |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Chats on Slack, e.g. |
|
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| Chats on Discord |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2025 |
| Typed notes, for short |
|
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| Chats via PCs |
Premier Sunday |
23 Mar 2025 |
| PC discourse? |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Cyber-chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Mar 2025 |
| Cyber-convos |
|
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| Online chats, for short |
|
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| Online chats: Abbr. |
Universal |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Hits up on Slack, say |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
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| Modern messages, for short |
|
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| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Feb 2025 |
| "a/s/l?" exchanges |
USA Today |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Web chats: Abbr. |
|
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| Online texts: Abbr. |
|
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| WhatsApp communications |
Universal |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Old AOL correspondences |
Universal |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Contacts via WhatsApp |
Universal |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Chats on Discord |
USA Today |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Uses Discord, for example: abbr. |
|
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| Poems of praise |
USA Today Quick |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Chats on AOL |
|
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| Off-Broadway award |
USA Today Quick |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Some online exchanges, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Some online pings, in brief |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Hits up, 2000s-style, briefly |
|
|
| Chats on WhatsApp |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Quick online exchanges |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Chats online |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Aug 2024 |
| Online convos |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Old AOL exchanges |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Pings on Slack, e.g. |
|
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| Online chats, say: Abbr. |
|
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| Chats on AIM, e.g. |
USA Today |
31 May 2024 |
| Online chats: Abbr. |
Universal |
26 May 2024 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2024 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 May 2024 |
| AOL's 2017 discontinuation |
Newsday |
11 May 2024 |
| Online note exchanges, for short |
Newsday |
08 May 2024 |
| Speedy online communications (3) |
|
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| Quick chats, for short |
|
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| Online convos |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Email alternatives |
|
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| Quick chats? |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2024 |
| Talks through a window? |
|
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| Chats on a PC |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Web chats |
Commuter |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Online chats, for short |
|
|
| Real-time PC exchanges |
New York Times |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
|
| Online exchanges |
Newsday |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Cyberchats |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Short chats? |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Types TBH or AFK, likely |
|
|
| Uses GChat, e.g |
Universal |
26 Oct 2023 |
| WeChat chats, in brief |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2023 |
| Online chats: Abbr |
Universal |
23 Oct 2023 |
| Some online communications, for short |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Online chats, for short |
Universal |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Some online exchanges |
Universal |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Chats on Slack |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Cybernote exchanges, for short |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Exchanges on WhatsApp, for short |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2023 |
| Chats online |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Chats on a PC |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2023 |
| Cyberchats, for short |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2023 |
| Chats online |
USA Today |
04 Jul 2023 |
| Some online communications, in brief |
New York Times |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Chats online, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2023 |
| Cyberchats: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sends a text, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2023 |
| Sends a ping, in brief |
New York Times |
02 May 2023 |
| Some online convos |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2023 |
| Some chats, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Internet chats: Abbr. |
|
|
| Contacts digitally, briefly |
Universal |
01 Mar 2023 |
| WhatsApp transmissions, briefly |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2023 |
| Online text exchanges: Abbr. |
Newsday |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Quick notes, quickly |
New York Times |
03 Feb 2023 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Dec 2022 |
| Online chats, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2022 |
| Cyberchats, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Some Facebook exchanges, in brief |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2022 |
| Communications on Slack, e.g |
New York Times |
09 Oct 2022 |
| Contents of some chats, in brief |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Reaches online, in a way |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2022 |
| Online texts: Abbr. |
|
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| Online chats: Abbr. |
|
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| Online chats: Abbr. |
|
|
| Chats on GChat, e.g |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Some digital chats, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Text precursors |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Feb 2022 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
|
| Pings, maybe |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2022 |
| Chats on Slack |
USA Today |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Nov 2021 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Oct 2021 |
| Online convo parts |
Universal |
08 Oct 2021 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Aug 2021 |
| Web exchange |
Universal |
30 Jul 2021 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Online texts, for short |
|
|
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Jul 2021 |
| Contents of some chats, in brief |
New York Times |
19 Jun 2021 |
| Talks on the Net |
|
|
| Web chats |
Universal |
24 May 2021 |
| Online chats, slangily |
|
|
| Pings on Telegram, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Online chats, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Mar 2021 |
| Sends a text, briefly |
Universal |
21 Mar 2021 |
| "How r u?" and others |
Universal |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Internet chats: Abbr. |
|
|
| Online notes |
|
|
| Online notes |
LA Times Daily |
28 Feb 2021 |
| Some exchanges via AOL, once |
New York Times |
25 Feb 2021 |
| Web chats: Abbr. |
|
|
| Text convo parts |
Universal |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Forerunners of texts, in brief |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2021 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
|
| Online chats, briefly |
Universal |
15 Dec 2020 |
| Pings |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Online chats, for short |
|
|
| Online chats, for short |
|
|
| ezTalks communications |
Newsday |
29 Aug 2020 |
| Online chats, briefly |
|
|
| Online chats, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Content of some chats, in brief |
New York Times |
08 Aug 2020 |
| Online exchange, in brief |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Online chat parts, briefly |
Universal |
02 Jun 2020 |
| Some online comments, for short |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2020 |
| Transmissions on Slack, for short |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2020 |
| Online chats: Abbr. |
|
|
| Outmoded AOL communications |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Nov 2019 |
| Online chats, for short |
|
|
| Precursors to texts |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Oct 2019 |
| Some exchanges, in brief |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2019 |
| Gchat transmissions, briefly |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2019 |
| Responds to on WhatsApp, say |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2019 |
| GChats, e.g |
Universal |
19 Jun 2019 |
| notes u may type 2 ur bffs |
|
|
| Texts, for short |
Universal |
14 May 2019 |
| Gchats, e.g |
New York Times |
13 May 2019 |
| Text precursors, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Brief exchanges? |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2019 |
| LOL venues |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2019 |
| Alternatives to texts |
New York Times |
21 Feb 2019 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cyberchats, briefly |
|
|
| Cyberchats, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Some digital chats, informally |
New York Times |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Uses Google Hangouts, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jan 2019 |
| Uses Google Hangouts, briefly |
|
|
| Some exchanges, in brief |
|
|
| Types notes to, back in the day |
|
|
| Text precursors, for short |
|
|
| Precursors to texts |
|
|
| Cyberchats, briefly |
|
|
| Online chats, briefly |
|
|
| Web chats |
|
|
| Texts, for short |
|
|
| GChats, e.g. |
|
|
| Alternatives to texts |
|
|
| Responds to on WhatsApp, say |
|
|
| Gchats, e.g. |
|
|
| Brief exchanges? |
|
|
| Gchat transmissions, briefly |
|
|
| Uses Google Hangouts, briefly |
|
|
| Some digital chats, informally |
|
|
| Precursors to texts, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Chat pop-ups: Abbr. |
|
|
| Real-time online notes, for short |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2018 |
| Some chats, briefly |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Cybertalk elements |
|
|
| Cybertalk elements |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2018 |
| Net exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| Uses Gchat, e.g |
New York Times |
20 May 2018 |
| Gchat exchange, for short |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2018 |
| Contacts online, for short |
|
|
| Online exchange, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Online exchange, briefly |
|
|
| Precursors to texts, for short |
|
|
| Cybertalk elements |
|
|
| Online exchange, briefly |
|
|
| Real-time online notes, for short |
|
|
| Gchat exchange, for short |
|
|
| Some chats, briefly |
|
|
| Uses Gchat, e.g. |
|
|
| Contacts via Skype, maybe |
|
|
| Modern communications of a sort, in brief |
New York Times |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Some strings of emojis |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2017 |
| Gchat notes, e.g |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2017 |
| Exchanges from 98 Down |
Newsday |
21 May 2017 |
| Uses Facebook Chat, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Contacts electronically, in a way |
|
|
| Gchat notes, e.g. |
|
|
| Modern communications of a sort, in brief |
|
|
| Quick AOL chats |
|
|
| Uses WhatsApp, say |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2016 |
| Online chats, for short |
USA Today |
15 Sep 2016 |
| Writes to briefly? |
New York Times |
02 Sep 2016 |
| Online chats: Abbr |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Some AOL exchanges |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2016 |
| Transmits a quick cybermessage to |
|
|
| Some online communications, for short |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Feb 2016 |
| Notes from netizens, briefly |
|
|
| GroupMe exchanges, briefly, and a hint to this puzzle's eight longest answers |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2016 |
| GroupMe exchanges, briefly, and a hint to this puzzle's eight longest answers |
|
|
| Some AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Uses WhatsApp, say |
|
|
| Online chats, for short |
|
|
| Writes to briefly? |
|
|
| Some AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Online exchange |
LA Times Daily |
06 Sep 2015 |
| They're faster than emails |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Sep 2015 |
| Virtual chats |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2015 |
| Uses Gchat, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
26 Apr 2015 |
| Chats online, for short |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2015 |
| Web chat exchange |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2015 |
| Virtual chats |
|
|
| AOL communications |
|
|
| Online chitchat, briefly |
|
|
| Chats online, for short |
|
|
| Web chat exchange |
|
|
| Uses Gchat, e.g. |
|
|
| Online exchange |
|
|
| Uses Gmail chat, e.g. |
|
|
| Contacts by cell, often, nowadays |
|
|
| Relatives of texts, for short |
|
|
| Quick online notes, briefly |
|
|
| OMG and TTYL |
|
|
| Online chat bits, for short |
|
|
| Private AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Some PC communications |
|
|
| Contacts, in a way |
|
|
| Certain brand of rugged footwear, in slang |
|
|
| Net exchange |
|
|
| Cybernotes |
|
|
| Pre-texts? |
|
|
| AOL chats |
|
|
| Some AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Facebook notes, briefly |
|
|
| Cyberchats, briefly |
|
|
| Facebook exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| Facebook exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| AOL chat components |
|
|
| AOL chat components |
|
|
| Late-night chats, perhaps |
|
|
| Uses an AOL service |
|
|
| AOL chats |
|
|
| AOL backs-and-forths |
|
|
| Facebook exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| AOL backs-and-forths |
|
|
| Online exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| AOL pop-ups |
|
|
| Some online communications, for short |
|
|
| Some AOL transmissions |
|
|
| Pre-texting texts, for short |
|
|
| Online exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| Modern communications, for short |
|
|
| Quick AOL exchanges |
|
|
| AOL pop-ups |
|
|
| Chats on-line, briefly |
|
|
| Gchat exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| Facebook exchanges, for short |
|
|
| Brief notes to a cyberbuddy |
|
|
| Uses Gmail chat, e.g. |
|
|
| AOL communications |
|
|
| Contacts online, for short |
|
|
| Uses Trillian, briefly |
|
|
| Online chat components, for short |
|
|
| E-mail alternatives |
|
|
| Sends a quick note online |
|
|
| AOL communications |
|
|
| Uses Trillian, briefly |
|
|
| On-line exchanges, briefly |
|
|
| Connects with on AOL |
|
|
| Sends an OMG or LOL, say |
|
|
| Some AOL notes |
|
|
| Cyberspace exchanges |
|
|
| Exchanges that may come with emoticons, briefly |
|
|
| Real-time AOL chat notes |
|
|
| Much cybercommunication, briefly |
|
|
| Facebook exchanges, for short |
|
|
| Online exchanges, for short |
|
|
| Much cybercommunication, briefly |
|
|
| On-line chat components, for short |
|
|
| Alternatives to e-mail |
|
|
| Places to see smileys, briefly |
|
|
| AOL chitchat |
|
|
| Contacts 21st century-style |
|
|
| AOL exchanges |
|
|
| They often include "LOL" and "BRB" |
|
|
| Online talks |
|
|
| Chats with, PC-style |
|
|
| Chats with, PC-style |
|
|
| Places to see smileys, briefly |
|
|
| AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Online communications, for short |
|
|
| Real-time e-notes |
|
|
| Some AOL communications |
|
|
| Some exchanges, quickly |
|
|
| Sends a quick note online |
|
|
| Cyberchats, briefly |
|
|
| Has an online chat with, perhaps |
|
|
| Online communications, for short |
|
|
| Online communications, for short |
|
|
| Contacts online, briefly |
|
|
| Sends a note to, in a way |
|
|
| Contacts digitally |
|
|
| Quick online notes, for short |
|
|
| Modern missives, for short |
|
|
| Contacts online, briefly |
|
|
| Places to see "fwiw" and "btw" |
|
|
| Modern missives, for short |
|
|
| Places to see "fwiw" and "btw" |
|
|
| Online corr. |
|
|
| Some AOL missives |
|
|
| Some AOL missives |
|
|
| AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Online chats |
|
|
| Some online chats, for short |
|
|
| Brief notes to one's buddies |
|
|
| AOL notes |
|
|
| Private on-line chats, for short |
|
|
| Chats online with, briefly |
|
|
| Some on-line chats, for short |
|
|
| Chats online with, briefly |
|
|
| Some on-line communications, for short |
|
|
| Online notes |
|
|
| AOL communiques |
|
|
| AOL exchanges |
|
|
| Private on-line chats, for short |
|
|
| Architect Pei and others |
|
|
| Some Gmail conversations |
|
|
| Talks over Gmail, say |
|
|
| Google Hangout communiques |
|
|
| Quick online communiqués |
|
|
| Online chats |
|
|
| Contacts through Gmail |
|
|