Honor card

The answer

ACE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACE answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1977; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• TEN (13 uses in xd)
• KING (3 uses in xd)
• TENSPOT (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ACE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ACE, most used first.

• Expert - used 308 times, most recently in 2026
• High card - used 162 times, most recently in 2026
• Top card - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
• Star pitcher - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Hole in one - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
• Whiz - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• King topper - used 76 times, most recently in 2025
• Crackerjack - used 65 times, most recently in 2023
• Blackjack card - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Royal flush card - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Big heart? - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Top pitcher - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
• King beater - used 48 times, most recently in 2024
• Hotshot - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
• Tennis feat - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Virtuoso - used 43 times, most recently in 2024
• Point of no return? - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
• Super serve - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Perfect serve - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Top poker card - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of a royal flush - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Unreturned serve - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Card. - used 30 times, most recently in 1975
• Versatile blackjack card - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Big club - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Pro - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Get 100% on - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Great serve - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Score 100% on - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Unreturnable serve - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Unreturned tennis serve - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Bandage brand - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Top gun - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ Ventura: Pet Detective" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• First-rate - used 21 times, most recently in 2020
• Great service - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Highest poker card - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Master - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Nail - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Trick taker, often - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Air hero - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Kiss guitarist Frehley - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Blackjack component - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• Court feat - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ in the hole - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• One in a suit? - used 19 times, most recently in 2015
• Sleeve card - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Hotshot pilot - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
• Pitching star - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Top pilot - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Blackjack card with two values - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Pass with flying colors - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Top of a suit - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• King's superior - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Particle. - used 16 times, most recently in 1968
• Valuable diamond - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Blackjack need - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Breeze through - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Duffer's dream - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Flexible blackjack card - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Solitaire foundation card - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Superb serve - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Top-notch - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Card in a royal flush - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Flexible card in blackjack - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Opening day pitcher - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Excellent service? - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• High or low card - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Maven - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Stretchy bandage brand - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Top playing card - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Court coup - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• High card in a royal flush - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker card - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Royal flush component - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Single point. - used 12 times, most recently in 2009
• Star of the rotation - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Asexual, for short - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Big diamond - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Dogfight pro - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Elastic bandage brand - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Expert fighter pilot - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Good service? - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Highest card - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Highest card in a royal flush - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• It can't be returned - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• One-spot - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Suit topper - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Top card in a royal flush - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Top performer - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Blackjack half - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Casino card - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Good serve - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Old pro - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Opening day pitcher, typically - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Perfect tennis serve - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Red Baron, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Serving feat - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Snoopy, in his fantasies - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Unbeatable service - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• 1 or 11, in blackjack - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Biggest club - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Biggest diamond - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Crack pilot - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Expert pilot - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• First-rate: Colloq. - used 9 times, most recently in 1966
• Good hole card - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Hardware store chain - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Playing card - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Tennis term. - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
• Top fighter pilot - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Untouched serve - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Winning serve - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• All-Star starting pitcher - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Card that can be high or low - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Card with a single pip - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Card with one pip - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Crack - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Crackerjack pilot - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Dogfight participant - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Frehley of Kiss - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• High poker card - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Nail, as a test - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ of Base - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• One in the hand? - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Perfect service - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Pet detective Ventura - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Suit top - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Top club - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Adept - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Aviation hero - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Excellent serve - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• High card in poker - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Highest honor - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Impeccable service - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Outstanding. - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Powerful club - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Serve perfectly - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Stunning serve - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Team's best pitcher - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• The Red Baron, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• 1 or 11 in 21 - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Air Force hotshot - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Bullet, in cards - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Deck topper - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Flying expert - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Golf rarity - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Golfer's dream - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Golfer's hole in one - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Golfer's thrill - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hole card - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• It's not returned on the court - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• One on the links - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Opening Day pitcher, usually - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Poker "bullet" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Quick tennis point - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sail through - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Seasoned pro - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Strong heart - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Tennis coup - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• The "A" of LGBTQIA+, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• The Red Baron, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Top flier - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Virtuosic - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Wizard - 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.

• "___ be an honor" - ITD, used 131 times
• Business card abbr. - TEL, used 130 times
• Card game - LOO, used 127 times
• Simple card game - WAR, used 118 times
• Old card game - LOO, used 112 times
• Popular card game - UNO, used 110 times

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