Chemistry or Physics, for short — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 16 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SCI
3 letters
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SCI
3
Subject with physics and chemistry, for short
SCI
3
School subject with physics, chemistry, and biology, for short
SCI
3
___-fi (genre for "Alien")
SCI
3
___-fi, movie genre for "Blade Runner 2049"
SCI
3
___-fi, "Star Wars" genre
SCI
3
Physics or chemistry, e.g., for short
SCI
3
___-fi (time travel movie's genre)
SCI
3
Poli-___ major
SCI
3
First part of a rhyming film genre
SCI
3
___-fi (literary genre)
SCI
3
___-fi (genre for 2025's "Frankenstein")
SCI
3
"I am in ___ of you!" ("You amaze me!")
AWE
3
Oinking barn resident
PIG
3
Weed removal tool
HOE
3
What you would do with needle and thread
SEW
3
"To ___ is human, to forgive is divine"
ERR
3
"Still, sparkling, or ___?" (water options at a restaurant)
TAP
3
NBA player Curry, to fans
STEPH
5
Mississippi mud ___ (dessert)
PIE
3
Prefix meaning "three," used with "logy" or "angle"
TRI
3
Job for a rock band
GIG
3
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