Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale featured in New York Times puzzle on February 18, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SERRANO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SERRANO Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale (7) New York Times Feb 18, 2026
8% HOTTEST Topping the Scoville scale (7) Wall Street Journal Feb 4, 2026
7% MILD Like foods low on the Scoville scale (4) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
7% TONES Steps on a scale (5) New York Times Jan 30, 2026
7% HABANEROS They rate up to 350,000 on the Scoville scale (9) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
7% ANCHO Dried poblano pepper (5) Universal Nov 27, 2025
5% STAIR Step (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 16, 2026
5% TROD Stepped (on) (4) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
5% SALT Pepper's counterpart (4) USA Today Feb 10, 2026
5% DITTO As above (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 9, 2026

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