Scottish lids

The answer to “Scottish lids” in the LA Times crossword is TAMS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 5, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 67-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.

“Scottish lids” answer

TAMS (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 TAMS.

Why the answer is TAMS

Think of the traditional Scottish woolen caps often topped with a pom-pom 🎩

What does TAMS mean?

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

When else has “Scottish lids” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → TAMS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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