Word pronounced like its first letter (which is followed by four vowels) NYT crossword clue

The clue “Word pronounced like its first letter (which is followed by four vowels)” from the New York Times Mini crossword is a playful phonetic riddle. It challenges the solver to think of a word that sounds like a single letter when spoken aloud. The extra twist is that this word’s spelling starts with that very letter and is followed by four vowels in a row.

The answer is **QUEUE**. This five-letter word starts with the letter “Q,” and when spoken, it sounds exactly like the letter