Opening day pitcher, typically

The answer

ACE

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

Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• 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
• Honor card - used 9 times, most recently in 1977
• 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

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