"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello") Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")” from the New York Times crossword of September 27, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
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HAO is the answer to “"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")”. It means a monetary unit of Vietnam.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A monetary unit of Vietnam.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OAH.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Good, in Mandarin”.
More clues from the New York Times (September 27, 2026)
Across
- 1. Bad association6 letters, starts with SSTIGMA
- 7. Shoot for dinner?5 letters, starts with SSPRIG
- 12. Jeweler's wares7 letters, starts with CCUTGEMS
- 19. … in global commerce)(Conflict …6 letters, starts with TTETRAD
- 20. Emerge5 letters, starts with AARISE
- 21. DeVore who co-founded one of the first U.S. agencies for nonwhite models in 19467 letters, starts with OOPHELIA
- 22. Potential benefit6 letters, starts with UUPSIDE
- 23. Was almost out of supplies6 letters, starts with RRANLOW
- 25. That's saying something!7 letters, starts with OORATORY
- 26. Turned into an internet gag5 letters, starts with MMEMED
- 27. Japanese graphic novels5 letters, starts with MMANGA
- 28. … outdoor festivals)(Bathrooms at …6 letters, starts with EESPORT
- 30. Dukes, countesses, etc.7 letters, starts with PPEERAGE
- 32. Put down in writing13 letters, starts with CCOMMITTOPAPER
- 37. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"5 letters, starts with SSADIE
- 39. Baby who's up all night?5 letters, starts with OOWLET
- 40. Where many papyrus plants grow4 letters, starts with NNILE
- 41. Frenzied locale at a rock concert7 letters, starts with MMOSHPIT
- 44. Press a case?3 letters, starts with SSUE
- 45. "Spring forward" hrs.3 letters, starts with DDST
- 47. Test room3 letters, starts with LLAB
- 48. Cut back on4 letters, starts with PPARE
- 49. Kind of effect that deflects motion in one direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere [with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares]8 letters, starts with CCORIOLIS
- 53. Carnivore whose vocalization sounds like giggling5 letters, starts with HHYENA
- 55. Google's domain6 letters, starts with TTHEWEB
- 58. Hindu festival of colors4 letters, starts with HHOLI
- 59. Auto brand whose logo is meant to evoke the precision of a caliper5 letters, starts with AACURA
- 62. Instant3 letters, starts with SSEC
- 63. Challenge to a potential investor8 letters, starts with AAREYOUIN
- 66. … transport)(Bigwig's …6 letters, starts with MMOPERS
- 68. Straightaway driving contests9 letters, starts with DDRAGRACES
- 70. Philadelphia-area university that's a powerhouse in men's hoops9 letters, starts with VVILLANOVA
- 73. … park an auto)(Narrow space in which to …6 letters, starts with RRAGEON
- 74. Marvelous8 letters, starts with SSPLENDID
- 77. One in 100: Abbr.3 letters, starts with SSEN
- 78. "It ___ Me" (2000 Shaggy hit)5 letters, starts with WWASNT
- 79. Word with dish or drag4 letters, starts with MMAIN
- 80. Locale for many a commercial logo6 letters, starts with TTSHIRT
- 82. German brewery since 18735 letters, starts with BBECKS
- 85. Return to an earlier topic of conversation … or what six answers in this puzzle literally do8 letters, starts with LLOOPBACK
- 89. Cause of some red cheeks4 letters, starts with AACNE
- 90. Entertainment source for general audiences, in brief?3 letters, starts with UUSO
- 91. Bub3 letters, starts with MMAC
- 94. ___ Lanka3 letters, starts with SSRI
- 95. Custom-tailored7 letters, starts with BBESPOKE
- 98. One of Cuba's Castros4 letters, starts with RRAUL
- 100. Lose it5 letters, starts with GGOAPE
- 102. Best-case5 letters, starts with IIDEAL
- 103. Crafts used in NASA's Galileo and Juno missions13 letters, starts with JJUPITERPROBES
- 107. Good position to be in?7 letters, starts with PPLUMJOB
- 112. … clarify or explain)(Seeking to …6 letters, starts with VVEINTE
- 113. Hide-outs5 letters, starts with LLAIRS
- 115. Itsy-bitsy5 letters, starts with TTEENY
- 116. Disk-flipping strategy game7 letters, starts with RREVERSI
- 119. Like wheat beers6 letters, starts with YYEASTY
- 121. Certain factory machine6 letters, starts with SSORTER
- 122. Chaperones7 letters, starts with EESCORTS
- 123. Many a John Williams composition5 letters, starts with TTHEME
- 124. … of hindsight)(With the benefit …6 letters, starts with PPECTIN
- 125. Clear coat7 letters, starts with VVARNISH
- 126. Oafs5 letters, starts with AASSES
- 127. Deal made on the spot?6 letters, starts with AADSALE
Down
- 1. Bewilder5 letters, starts with SSTUMP
- 2. Conical accommodations5 letters, starts with TTEPEE
- 3. Unhelpful way to respond to "Hello?"5 letters, starts with IITSME
- 4. "Jackie Brown" star Pam5 letters, starts with GGRIER
- 5. Unruly rush7 letters, starts with MMADDASH
- 6. Commercial suffix with Power3 letters, starts with AADE
- 7. Singer Bareilles4 letters, starts with SSARA
- 8. Have a spring in one's step6 letters, starts with PPRANCE
- 9. One of the Beatles5 letters, starts with RRINGO
- 10. Faith with five pillars5 letters, starts with IISLAM
- 11. Prefix with cache3 letters, starts with GGEO
- 12. Assumed ownership over7 letters, starts with CCOOPTED
- 13. Pulls out, as weeds7 letters, starts with UUPROOTS
- 14. Choreographer Twyla5 letters, starts with TTHARP
- 15. Achieve a sunbather's goal6 letters, starts with GGETTAN
- 16. ___ rating (chess stat)3 letters, starts with EELO
- 17. Old space station3 letters, starts with MMIR
- 18. Perhaps3 letters, starts with SSAY
- 24. Chinese artist Ai ___6 letters, starts with WWEIWEI
- 27. Triage provider5 letters, starts with MMEDIC
- 29. The Cardinals, on scoreboards3 letters, starts with SSTL
- 31. Clothing brand named for perceived generational differences in the ’60s3 letters, starts with GGAP
- 33. "___ Rouge"6 letters, starts with MMOULIN
- 34. It's driven into the ground4 letters, starts with PPILE
- 35. Flair4 letters, starts with EELAN
- 36. Redheaded "Queen of Country"4 letters, starts with RREBA
- 38. Diminutive Spanish suffix3 letters, starts with IITO
- 41. Bill of HBO's "Real Time"5 letters, starts with MMAHER
- 42. Mine craft?6 letters, starts with OORECAR
- 43. Do some garment-making3 letters, starts with SSEW
- 44. Performances for one4 letters, starts with SSOLI
- 46. Competitor of Bluesky and X7 letters, starts with TTHREADS
- 48. Affliction for some vets, in brief4 letters, starts with PPTSD
- 50. Greek PPP4 letters, starts with RRHOS
- 51. Promise of payback3 letters, starts with IIOU
- 52. Chef Nosrat who wrote the best seller "Salt Fat Acid Heat"5 letters, starts with SSAMIN
- 54. Tall tale4 letters, starts with YYARN
- 56. Sonic euphoria, colloquially7 letters, starts with EEARGASM
- 57. Scottish hillsides5 letters, starts with BBRAES
- 60. Far from the target, in a guessing game4 letters, starts with CCOLD
- 61. Illuminated from below5 letters, starts with UUPLIT
- 64. Univ. course that's in demand?4 letters, starts with EECON
- 65. Streisand musical5 letters, starts with YYENTL
- 67. "That's freaking epic!"6 letters, starts with SSOSICK
- 69. Rubberneck4 letters, starts with GGAWK
- 70. ___ cava (major blood vessel)4 letters, starts with VVENA
- 71. Sci-fi pioneer Jules5 letters, starts with VVERNE
- 72. It gets you a hand4 letters, starts with AANTE
- 74. Portmanteau sandwich cookie with a layer of marshmallow6 letters, starts with SSMOREO
- 75. Big ___, nickname for M.L.B.'s David Ortiz4 letters, starts with PPAPI
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- 81. "Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")3 letters, starts with HHAO
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- 83. Heir with much hair in the Bible4 letters, starts with EESAU
- 84. Great success4 letters, starts with CCOUP
- 86. Fish hawk6 letters, starts with OOSPREY
- 87. Purportedly calming compound in some gummies, in brief3 letters, starts with CCBD
- 88. Play for ___5 letters, starts with KKEEPS
- 92. Shaders of gray?7 letters, starts with AAGEISTS
- 93. Cultural group of SW Britain7 letters, starts with CCORNISH
- 96. ___ soda3 letters, starts with SSAL
- 97. Astronomically demoted, as per a 2006 Word of the Year7 letters, starts with PPLUTOED
- 99. Persist6 letters, starts with LLIVEON
- 101. Fitting3 letters, starts with AAPT
- 102. "Am I crazy …?"6 letters, starts with IISITME
- 104. Twin sister of Sherri on "The Simpsons"5 letters, starts with TTERRI
- 105. Malaise, with "the"5 letters, starts with BBLAHS
- 106. Lets up5 letters, starts with EEASES
- 108. Violently eliminates, in gamer-speak5 letters, starts with MMERCS
- 109. Volkswagen sedan5 letters, starts with JJETTA
- 110. Buck enshrined in Cooperstown5 letters, starts with OONEIL
- 111. David who fronted Talking Heads5 letters, starts with BBYRNE
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- 116. Something gas cars do noisily that electric vehicles don't3 letters, starts with RREV
- 117. That, in Spanish3 letters, starts with EESA
- 118. Forerunner of the DVD player3 letters, starts with VVCR
- 120. "when r u coming?"3 letters, starts with EETA
- 121. Relaxing getaway3 letters, starts with SSPA
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Questions
What is the answer to “"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")”?
HAO, 3 letters: a monetary unit of Vietnam.
When was “"Ni ___" (Chinese "hello")” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of September 27, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
3 letters, starting with H.