Word on either side of "___-eat-___" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word on either side of "___-eat-___" featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on January 1, 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 DOG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOG Word on either side of "___-eat-___" (3) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
9% MINE Word on either side of "___, all ___!" (4) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
9% NEVER Word on either side of "___ say ___" (5) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
9% ANEYE Words on either side of "for" (5) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
8% ITIS Words on either side of "___ what ___" (4) New York Times Mini Oct 30, 2025
8% HOPE Word on either side of "against" (4) New York Times Oct 25, 2025
7% ALT PC key on either side of the spacebar (3)
6% ERODE Eat away at (5) The Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
6% UBER __ Eats (4) LA Times Daily Dec 25, 2025
6% DINES Eats elegantly (5) Newsday Dec 21, 2025

Clues for The New York Times Mini Puzzle on January 1, 2026

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