A world ___

The answer to “A world ___” in the New York Times crossword is APART — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 3, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 13-Down. 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.

“A world ___” answer

APART (5 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 APART.

Why the answer is APART

This word describes something completely separate or very different from the rest of the world. 🌍

What does APART mean?

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

When else has “A world ___” appeared?

New York 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 3, 2026 (most recent) → APART. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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