Crossword answer · 3 letters
TET definition and meaning
tet · holiday name
TET
What does TET mean?
Tết is used in Vietnamese festival names and, without another qualifier, commonly refers to Tết Nguyên Đán, Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
What does TET mean in a crossword?
TET is commonly clued as Vietnamese New Year, an Asian holiday, or the Vietnamese word for festival. Grid entries omit the diacritic.
Why is TET useful to learn?
A Vietnamese New Year clue asks for the holiday name, not the Gregorian month in which it happens. The annual date can change.
Common clue patterns
- Vietnamese Lunar New Year
- A festival name in Vietnamese
- Tết Nguyên Đán, briefly
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
TET omits the diacritic. Other Vietnamese festivals may include Tết in their names, so the surrounding phrase can identify a celebration other than Lunar New Year.