Part of LGBTQ+

The answer to “Part of LGBTQ+” in the The Washington Post crossword is GAY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 4, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 69-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.

“Part of LGBTQ+” answer

GAY (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 GAY.

What does GAY mean?

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

When else has “Part of LGBTQ+” appeared?

The Washington Post 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) → GAY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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