Piece in Azul or mahjong

The answer to “Piece in Azul or mahjong” in the LA Times crossword is TILE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 4, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 128-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.

“Piece in Azul or mahjong” answer

TILE (4 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 TILE.

What does TILE mean?

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

When else has “Piece in Azul or mahjong” 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.

October 4, 2026 (most recent) → TILE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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