Drag letters from the pool into “Your Answer”, then reorder them to match the solution.
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Think of the classic way phones used to send short notes before the rise of instant messaging apps.
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??? stands for Short Message Service, a text messaging service component of most telephone, internet, and mobile device systems.
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The clue is asking for a short form of a common texting format. 'In brief' indicates an abbreviation, and 'texting format' refers to Short Message Service, commonly known as ???.
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Texting inits., Texting format letters, Texting format, briefly, Texting inits., Texting format, for short
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LAP
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PIGSTY
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SMS
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ANEMIA
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HANA
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GOODENOUGH
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ARAB
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SPOOL
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GREW
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RIFE
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FILL
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FREAKOUT
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BAR
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AOL
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HST
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HAIKU
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CHAINLINKFENCES
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HYDRA
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RAIL
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KALE
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TUT
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LPS
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FELLFLAT
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AQUA
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AMOS
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LADLE
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RUIN
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SPOONERISM
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MAGE
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METROS
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LIS
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ADHERE
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STA
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LAGS
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APOP
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PROOFREAD
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PAELLA
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INN
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GEOG
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SMURF
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TIGER
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YAHWEH
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SHARKTANK
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MARIO
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SNAFU
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ABET
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DOI
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BACH
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ASHY
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LAIR
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AIRPLANES
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DNA
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SKIT
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ICALLDIBS
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KELP
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PLASMA
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TALESE
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FARM
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EQUAL
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LUIGI
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AMPED
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TOOTH
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WAR
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NOR
The answer to “Texting format, in brief” in the New York Times puzzle August 28 2025 is SMS. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.
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