A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BIEN

Sun, 21 Dec '25
By saying this you mean well
Fri, 19 Sep '25
Word of approval, in French and Spanish
Wed, 1 Jan '25
"Très ___"
Mon, 21 Oct '24
"Très ___!" (French for "Very well!")
Wed, 2 Oct '24
"Très ___!"
Sun, 26 Nov '23
Well, in both French and Spanish
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Response to "Cómo estás?"
Mon, 3 Oct '22
Good, in Guatemala
Fri, 2 Apr '21
Adverb in both French and Spanish
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Common reply to "Cómo estás?"