Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet

The answer to “Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet” in the LA Times crossword is TET — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 7, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 20-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet” answer

TET (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TET.

Why the answer is TET

Think of the Hebrew letter traditionally linked with a coiled serpent 🐍

What does TET mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TET is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 7, 2026 (most recent) → TET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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