A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

APP

Thu, 13 Nov '25
Maps or Notes, e.g.
Sun, 17 Aug '25
Threads, e.g.
Thu, 17 Jul '25
Subj. of evaluation by a college panel
Thu, 22 May '25
Telegram or CapCut
Sun, 16 Feb '25
Slack or Zoom
Wed, 5 Feb '25
Notes or Messages
Mon, 20 Jan '25
Roblox or TikTok
Sun, 5 Jan '25
TikTok, for one
Sat, 28 Dec '24
Clock, e.g.
Thu, 26 Dec '24
Home screen selection
Tue, 26 Nov '24
Dev's development
Sun, 29 Sep '24
Small-screen release?
Tue, 6 Aug '24
Instagram, for one
Thu, 8 Feb '24
Mobile ___
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Smartphone download
Sun, 24 Dec '23
Max or X
Sat, 30 Sep '23
With 50-Down, many people making downloads
Sun, 14 May '23
Mobile ___
Sat, 13 May '23
Tinder, e.g.
Sun, 26 Mar '23
What some people use to solve a New York Times crossword
Mon, 26 Dec '22
Tinder or Hinge
Wed, 21 Dec '22
Download that might use a freemium model
Sat, 22 Oct '22
Modern installation
Mon, 10 Oct '22
Spotify or TikTok
Thu, 22 Sep '22
Messenger, for one
Sun, 7 Aug '22
YouTube or Gmail
Wed, 6 Jul '22
It requires a tap to get started
Fri, 17 Jun '22
Zelle or Zillow
Sat, 28 May '22
Twitch, say
Sat, 21 May '22
"There's an ___ for that"
Mon, 4 Apr '22
Zoom, for one
Thu, 10 Feb '22
Intro course?
Sun, 6 Feb '22
Mobile ___
Tue, 28 Dec '21
Zoom or TikTok
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Dating ___
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Restaurant starter, informally
Mon, 25 Oct '21
TikTok, Instagram or Google's Find My Device
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Zoom, for one
Sat, 16 Jan '21
Twitch or Yelp
Wed, 13 Jan '21
Candy Crush or Angry Birds
Sun, 3 Jan '21
WeChat or KakaoTalk