Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno featured in New York Times puzzle on January 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANITA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANITA Oscar-winning musical role for Rita Moreno (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
3% ERIN ____ Brockovich, Oscar-winning role for Julia Roberts (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 12, 2026
3% SOΦA Oscar-winning actress Loren (4) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
3% CAPRA Oscar-winning director Frank (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
3% MOONSTRUCK Oscar-winning film for Cher (10) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
3% JOEPESCI Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor (8) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
3% ORA Pop music's Rita (3) Universal Nov 24, 2025
3% RITA Oscar-winning Moreno (4) Eugene Sheffer May 13, 2025
3% BRIEF Like Rita Moreno's Oscars speech (5) USA Today Feb 1, 2022
3% WESTSIDESTORY *1961 musical for which Rita Moreno won an Oscar (13) New York Times Apr 24, 2019

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