___ Beta Kappa Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “___ Beta Kappa” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of August 30, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026
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PHI is the answer to “___ Beta Kappa”. It means a Greek letter.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A Greek letter.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: IHP.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Golden ratio symbol”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (August 30, 2026)
Across
- 1. Door fastener4 letters, starts with HHASP
- 5. Amend6 letters, starts with MMODIFY
- 11. Clindagel target4 letters, starts with AACNE
- 15. Viper's warning4 letters, starts with HHISS
- 19. "... and they lived happily ___ after"4 letters, starts with EEVER
- 20. Theoretical apt reply from C-3PO to "Beep boop beep beep boop," which, theoretically, is a fellow droid's way of saying, "Am not!"6 letters, starts with AARETOO
- 21. Frat buds4 letters, starts with BBROS
- 22. ___ research (means of digging up dirt on a House rep, say)4 letters, starts with OOPPO
- 23. Springfield dad having a strong emotional reaction to losing his doughnuts?11 letters, starts with HHOMERCRYING
- 25. Theater worker with a certain mystique?9 letters, starts with AAURAUSHER
- 27. Not as nasty5 letters, starts with NNICER
- 28. Boosters for circus workers6 letters, starts with SSTILTS
- 30. Chant without inflection6 letters, starts with IINTONE
- 31. Pass into law5 letters, starts with EENACT
- 34. Negative responses in Novosibirsk5 letters, starts with NNYETS
- 36. Auto body blemishes5 letters, starts with DDENTS
- 37. Newspaper caption describing a dance club VIP being awake and very afraid?13 letters, starts with DDJUPTERRIFIED
- 42. Growl or howl, e.g.5 letters, starts with NNOISE
- 44. Forces out of power5 letters, starts with OOUSTS
- 45. Manager of a senator's schedule4 letters, starts with AAIDE
- 46. Shop class cutters8 letters, starts with BBANDSAWS
- 49. Many devices that ran on Palm OS4 letters, starts with PPDAS
- 50. Exercises in spin class6 letters, starts with CCYCLES
- 52. Source of high notes for a military musician4 letters, starts with FFIFE
- 53. ___ Beta Kappa3 letters, starts with PPHI
- 54. Object in a nene's nest3 letters, starts with EEGG
- 55. Blow a 25-point lead in the fourth quarter, say5 letters, starts with CCHOKE
- 56. One taking over a golf tournament?11 letters, starts with OOPENUSURPER
- 60. "Pluribus" star Rhea7 letters, starts with SSEEHORN
- 62. Meted (out)5 letters, starts with DDOLED
- 63. Makes clear in writing?6 letters, starts with EERASES
- 64. The E of REO Speedwagon3 letters, starts with EELI
- 65. Worlds that some characters might leave in sci-fi stories7 letters, starts with PPLANETS
- 67. "Celebrity Jeopardy!" network3 letters, starts with AABC
- 68. PC experts, say6 letters, starts with IITPROS
- 71. Ruled, as some paper5 letters, starts with LLINED
- 72. Delays bedtime7 letters, starts with SSTAYSUP
- 76. Revealing beachwear worn in Antarctica?11 letters, starts with PPOLARTHONGS
- 78. Tall quaker5 letters, starts with AASPEN
- 80. Org. that fills in the blanks of "pr_cticing pul_onologist's org_nization"3 letters, starts with AAMA
- 81. "Ballerina" actress ___ de Armas3 letters, starts with AANA
- 82. "The Departed" actor Damon4 letters, starts with MMATT
- 83. ___ sauce (mayo-based condiment)6 letters, starts with TTARTAR
- 85. Site of the Grand Bazaar of Tabriz4 letters, starts with IIRAN
- 86. Demonstrates8 letters, starts with DDISPLAYS
- 89. Appropriate last name for a mechanic4 letters, starts with CCARR
- 90. "Same here"5 letters, starts with AASAMI
- 91. Josh on the playground5 letters, starts with TTEASE
- 92. Ancient Greek garment made of Polish sausage?13 letters, starts with KKIELBASATUNIC
- 96. Like a werewolf5 letters, starts with HHAIRY
- 98. Get a move on5 letters, starts with SSCOOT
- 100. "RoboCop" actor Weller5 letters, starts with PPETER
- 101. Makes an impression, as an artist might6 letters, starts with EETCHES
- 103. Lady's slipper ___ (flower)6 letters, starts with OORCHID
- 106. Attach with string5 letters, starts with TTIEON
- 109. Where male sheep play video games?9 letters, starts with RRAMARCADE
- 111. Some klutzy relatives?11 letters, starts with IINEPTUNCLES
- 115. See 66 Down4 letters, starts with TTRAP
- 116. Geometric measure4 letters, starts with AAREA
- 117. Resident of Greece's largest island6 letters, starts with CCRETAN
- 118. Comedian Steve on "The Sarah Silverman Program"4 letters, starts with AAGEE
- 119. 7 Deadly ___ (punnily named red wine from a winery in Lodi, California)4 letters, starts with ZZINS
- 120. Hay house4 letters, starts with BBARN
- 121. Wrap in Mexico6 letters, starts with SSERAPE
- 122. "Nothing" in Mexico4 letters, starts with NNADA
Down
- 1. Villainous chuckle3 letters, starts with HHEH
- 2. Bard of ___ (nickname of Shakespeare)4 letters, starts with AAVON
- 3. Big delivery truck4 letters, starts with SSEMI
- 4. General rules8 letters, starts with PPRECEPTS
- 5. "Oklahoma!" actor Gordon6 letters, starts with MMACRAE
- 6. Boston Bruins legend Bobby3 letters, starts with OORR
- 7. Susan of "L.A. Law"3 letters, starts with DDEY
- 8. "Oh, really?"4 letters, starts with IITIS
- 9. Arial or Verdana, e.g.4 letters, starts with FFONT
- 10. She teaches about asanas6 letters, starts with YYOGINI
- 11. Diminished6 letters, starts with AABATED
- 12. Bready part of a pizza5 letters, starts with CCRUST
- 13. "Not by might, ___ by power, but by my spirit": Zechariah 4:63 letters, starts with NNOR
- 14. Morales in movies4 letters, starts with EESAI
- 15. Party organizer7 letters, starts with HHOSTESS
- 16. Apple picking selections?10 letters, starts with IIPHONEAPPS
- 17. Totally exhausted5 letters, starts with SSPENT
- 18. Sensitive spots5 letters, starts with SSORES
- 24. Lives in a flat, say5 letters, starts with RRENTS
- 26. Canceled5 letters, starts with UUNDID
- 29. Basic cleaning solution3 letters, starts with LLYE
- 32. Drawer in a day care classroom?6 letters, starts with CCRAYON
- 33. "Parlor" performance5 letters, starts with TTRICK
- 35. Major mess5 letters, starts with SSNAFU
- 37. Knuckleheads5 letters, starts with DDOPES
- 38. Enrobed official5 letters, starts with JJUDGE
- 39. Lexicography topic5 letters, starts with UUSAGE
- 40. ___ chatter (small talk)4 letters, starts with IIDLE
- 41. The price one pays3 letters, starts with FFEE
- 43. Plane for a pilot and no passengers9 letters, starts with OONESEATER
- 46. Restricts, as with rope5 letters, starts with BBINDS
- 47. "This is so fun!"4 letters, starts with WWHEE
- 48. Round Table titles4 letters, starts with SSIRS
- 50. Giving season9 letters, starts with CCHRISTMAS
- 51. Next available7 letters, starts with SSOONEST
- 52. Quartet for cats4 letters, starts with FFEET
- 55. Part of a spectrum separated by a prism5 letters, starts with CCOLOR
- 57. Beseeched4 letters, starts with PPLED
- 58. Like city life5 letters, starts with UURBAN
- 59. Sexually suggestive4 letters, starts with RRACY
- 61. Queen in an Orphic hymn4 letters, starts with HHERA
- 62. "Consarn it!"4 letters, starts with DDANG
- 65. Hatched schemes5 letters, starts with PPLOTS
- 66. With 115 Across, dryer screen4 letters, starts with LLINT
- 68. ___ Air (tablet)4 letters, starts with IIPAD
- 69. "Song of Solomon" author Morrison4 letters, starts with TTONI
- 70. DC Comics superhero who can stretch his body into any form10 letters, starts with PPLASTICMAN
- 72. Thinly populated6 letters, starts with SSPARSE
- 73. Film in the kitchen5 letters, starts with SSARAN
- 74. Basic taste from the Japanese word for "deliciousness"5 letters, starts with UUMAMI
- 75. Strong alarm5 letters, starts with PPANIC
- 77. Soul singer Isaac5 letters, starts with HHAYES
- 78. Palestinian, e.g.4 letters, starts with AARAB
- 79. Handbag attachment5 letters, starts with SSTRAP
- 84. Knee injury site for many an NFL player3 letters, starts with AACL
- 85. "Happy to help!"8 letters, starts with IISURECAN
- 87. "You may be right"7 letters, starts with PPERHAPS
- 88. Ozone ___5 letters, starts with LLAYER
- 90. Ordered from DoorDash, say5 letters, starts with AATEIN
- 92. Language spoken in "Squid Game"6 letters, starts with KKOREAN
- 93. Summer Games org.3 letters, starts with IIOC
- 94. Consequentialist's concern6 letters, starts with EETHICS
- 95. Bring into harmony6 letters, starts with AATTUNE
- 96. Avis rival, or a unit of frequency5 letters, starts with HHERTZ
- 97. "Pong" company5 letters, starts with AATARI
- 99. Person developing 16 Down, maybe5 letters, starts with CCODER
- 102. Strikebreaker4 letters, starts with SSCAB
- 104. Memo heading4 letters, starts with IINRE
- 105. "Fear the ___" (rhyming phrase on Milwaukee Bucks merchandise)4 letters, starts with DDEER
- 107. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Korbut4 letters, starts with OOLGA
- 108. Must have4 letters, starts with NNEED
- 110. Football's Parseghian3 letters, starts with AARA
- 112. K-12 sch. org.3 letters, starts with PPTA
- 113. ___ dancing (performance style with clicking sounds)3 letters, starts with TTAP
- 114. Scuba diving locale3 letters, starts with SSEA
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Questions
What is the answer to “___ Beta Kappa”?
PHI, 3 letters: a Greek letter.
When was “___ Beta Kappa” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of August 30, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
3 letters, starting with P.