A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SURE

Tue, 30 Dec '25
"OK, go ahead"
Thu, 18 Dec '25
"I guess so"
Sat, 10 May '25
"Why not?!"
Sun, 4 May '25
"Well, OK"
Sun, 30 Mar '25
"If you say so!"
Mon, 11 Nov '24
Confident
Wed, 23 Oct '24
Confident
Thu, 6 Jun '24
"Why not?!"
Thu, 11 Apr '24
100%, so to speak
Tue, 26 Mar '24
"Um, OK"
Sun, 12 Nov '23
"Are you satisfied?" / Common fairy tale conclusion
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Having no doubt
Sun, 1 Jan '23
"Oh, why not?!"
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Word that conveys skepticism when its vowel sound is dragged out
Mon, 2 May '22
"What-e-e-ever you say ..."
Fri, 3 Dec '21
"Happy to help!"