The puzzle is from the February 17, 2025, edition of the NYT Mini Crossword. We’re looking for an answer with five letters for the across section. The clue may confuse some people because the clue is no in Pig Latin. Believe it or not, Pig Latin is a secret language made up by people dating as far as the 1500s. So the answer we’re looking for is how to say no in Pig Latin.
How do you say No in Pig Latin?
The answer or how to say no in Pig Latin, is IXNAY. It could also be Icksnay but ixnay fits the five-letter requirement. Just to make it clear, Pig Latin isn’t the same as Latin. Why is it called Pig Latin, you ask?
There’s a lot of sources for it but to put it simply, the progenitors of it are long gone, and the language itself isn’t used as much today. In case you wanted to know how to say hello in Pig Latin, it is Ellohay.
