Early leader in instant messaging Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Early leader in instant messaging featured in New York Times puzzle on February 16, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AOL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AOL Early leader in instant messaging (3) New York Times Feb 16, 2026
3% MOMENTARILY For an instant (11) (11) Mirror Classic Feb 16, 2026
3% TEXTS Messages (5) Commuter Feb 4, 2026
3% MOMENT Instant (6) The Times Concise Jan 13, 2026
3% STIR Instant-ramen instruction (4) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
3% NOW "At this instant!" (3)
3% FLASH Instant (5) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
3% REPLAY Instant __ (6) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
3% IMED Instant messaged (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 11, 2025
2% INCAS Early Peruvians (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 16, 2026

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