Most competent
The crossword clue "Most competent" is answered by ABLEST, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ABLEST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABLEST answer page.
Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ABLEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABLEST, most used first.
- Most qualified - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Most capable - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Most skilled - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Most fit - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Most skillful - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Most recent - LATEST, used 88 times
- Most rational - SANEST, used 69 times
- Most recent - NEWEST, used 66 times
- Most pleasant - NICEST, used 60 times
- Most wise - SAGEST, used 50 times
- Most docile - TAMEST, used 47 times
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