This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 2, 2026 (1 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
H _ _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ _ Y
Show the answer
About the answer
HAPPY as a word: Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, co...; (of people) Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.
HAPPY has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Romulus and Remus, e.g., for short (6 Across)
- "Hey ...!" (10 Across)
- Skateboarding trick (14 Across)
- "There is nothing on earth so powerful as an ___ whose time has come" (proverb) (15 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers