Proficient
The crossword clue "Proficient" is answered by ADEPT, a 5-letter entry. Used 107 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADEPT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADEPT answer page.
Used 107 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 23 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.
- VERSED (4 uses in xd)
- CAPABLE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADEPT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADEPT, most used first.
- Skilled - used 230 times, most recently in 2026
- Highly skilled - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Skillful - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Expert - used 77 times, most recently in 2025
- Masterful - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Highly capable - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Very skilled - used 23 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.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- Nimble - AGILE, used 322 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
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