Got the better of
The crossword clue "Got the better of" is answered by ACED, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ACED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACED answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 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.
- OUTSMARTED (3 uses in xd)
- DEFEATED (1 uses in xd)
- LICKED (1 uses in xd)
- OUTPACED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACED, most used first.
- Scored 100 on - used 192 times, most recently in 2026
- Got 100% on - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Served perfectly - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Passed with flying colors - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Breezed through - used 64 times, most recently in 2025
- Nailed - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Got a perfect score on - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Made a hole in one - used 37 times, most recently in 2023
- Sailed through - used 37 times, most recently in 2021
- Served well - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Didn't just pass - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
- Passed easily - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Got an A+ on - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Nailed, as a test - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Breezed through, as a test - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Served a winner - used 16 times, most recently in 2018
- More than passed - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Got 100% on, as a test - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Got a hole in one - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Zipped through - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Passed and then some - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Passed with ease - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Scored perfectly on - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Did great on - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Did perfectly - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Scored on serve - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Breezed through, as an exam - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Got a hole in one on - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- Nailed perfectly - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Sailed through, as a test - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Scored on a serve - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Made a perfect serve - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Whizzed through - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Crushed, as an exam - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Did perfectly on - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Did well on - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Didn't merely pass - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Got no return? - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Scored a hole in one - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Served past - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Served superbly - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- "Got it" - ISEE, used 343 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
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