Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s featured in New York Times puzzle on July 26, 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 NEOPET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEOPET Virtual animal companion popularized in the 2000s (6) New York Times Jul 26, 2026
3% SIMS Virtual people in a popular franchise (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 25, 2026
3% BROCK Companion of Ash and Misty in Pokémon anime (5) New York Times Jun 19, 2026
3% TOM "___ and Jerry," popular animated series (3)
3% PET Companion animal (3) Commuter May 15, 2026
2% ALGORE Candidate of 2000 (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 25, 2026
2% AMI Cannes companion (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2026
2% AUGHTS 2000-09, with "the" (6) New York Times Jul 21, 2026
2% IRL Not virtually, in textspeak: Abbr. (3)
2% NEAR Dear companion? (4) The Washington Post Mini Jul 16, 2026

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