Phi __ Kappa

The answer to “Phi __ Kappa” in the LA Times crossword is BETA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 9, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Phi __ Kappa” answer

BETA (4 letters)

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What does BETA mean?

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

When else has “Phi __ Kappa” 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 9, 2026 (most recent) → BETA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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