Washington's successor
The crossword clue "Washington's successor" is answered by ADAMS, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADAMS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADAMS answer page.
Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ADAMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADAMS, most used first.
- Second U.S. president - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Second president - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
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