A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HAD

Thu, 26 Jun '25
Experienced
Thu, 1 May '25
Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row
Sun, 20 Apr '25
"You ___ me at hello"
Sun, 16 Mar '25
Bamboozled
Wed, 15 Jan '25
Possessed
Sun, 12 Jan '25
Was ill with
Fri, 29 Nov '24
Bore
Sat, 24 Aug '24
Fooled
Sun, 1 Oct '23
Held
Thu, 23 Mar '23
Gave birth to
Tue, 10 May '22
Bamboozled
Thu, 30 Dec '21
Conned
Mon, 13 Dec '21
"I've ___ enough out of you!"
Fri, 6 Aug '21
"I was ___!"
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Tricked
Sat, 27 Mar '21
Snookered
Wed, 17 Mar '21
Consumed
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Bamboozled