Alternatively Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Alternatively … !!! featured in New York Times puzzle on February 12, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ORELSE.

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Crossword Answer For Alternatively … !!!:

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8 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ORELSE Alternatively … !!! (6) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
INSTEAD Alternatively (7) The Times Concise Jan 29, 2026
IFNOT "Alternatively..." (5) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
ELSE Alternatively (4) Premier Sunday Aug 24, 2025
ONTHEOTHERHAND Alternatively (14) Newsday Feb 15, 2024
ORWHAT "Alternatively …???" (6) New York Times Jan 22, 2024
OR Alternatively (2)
OTHERWISE Alternatively (9) The Sun Two Speed Jun 25, 2020

32 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
29% MAINSTREAM Alternative alternative (10) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2016
28% NYT alternative (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
26% OPTIONS Alternatives (7) The Sun Two Speed Feb 26, 2024
26% CRESC Alternative to '<' (5) Newsday Sep 2, 2023
26% THEOTHER Alternative to this and that (8) New York Times Jul 3, 2022
26% TAKETURNS Alternate (9) Wall Street Journal Jun 9, 2022
26% BYTURNS Alternately (7) New York Times Jun 13, 2021
26% OTHER As an alternative, including the alternative (5)
26% INLIEU Alternative (6) The Guardian Speedy Apr 7, 2019
26% VARIANT Alternative (7) The Sun Two Speed Mar 15, 2019

Clues for The New York Times Puzzle on February 12, 2026

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When you see "Alternatively" in a crossword clue, it's hinting at a synonym or a word that can be used in place of another. "Instead" fits perfectly here, as it means "in place of" or "as an alternative." It's a simple swap that keeps the clue-answer relationship clear and direct.