Arabic prename

The answer

ALI

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 2006. 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.

• ABOU (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALI

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

• __ Baba - used 298 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Greatest" - used 270 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxing great - used 150 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxing legend - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• "Aladdin" prince - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxer Laila - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Actress MacGraw - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxer Muhammad - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Clay, today - used 79 times, most recently in 2015
• Comedian Wong - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring legend - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Foreman foe - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Will Smith biopic - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Frazier foe - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetic pugilist - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves" - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Eastern name. - used 56 times, most recently in 1975
• "Rope-a-dope" boxer - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• "Thrilla in Manila" boxer - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Muhammad __ - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Oscar winner Mahershala - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Mahershala - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Clay, later - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring great - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "Thrilla in Manila" victor - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• 1996 Olympic torch lighter - used 31 times, most recently in 2015
• Will Smith title role - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Mahershala of "Moonlight" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• 2001 biopic - used 28 times, most recently in 2018
• Fatima's husband - used 28 times, most recently in 2010
• "Thrilla in Manila" winner - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• "Moonlight" Oscar winner Mahershala - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring king - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Float like a butterfly" boxer - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Greatest" boxer - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Clay, now - used 25 times, most recently in 2013
• "Arabian Nights" name - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Boxing great Muhammad - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• "Sting like a bee" boxer - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring master - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
• "Moonlight" actor Mahershala - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Ryan's "Love Story" co-star - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• "The Louisville Lip" - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Will Smith role - used 22 times, most recently in 2018
• Mr. Baba - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
• Undefeated boxer Laila - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Former ring king - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
• Ryan's "Love Story" costar - used 20 times, most recently in 2008
• Three-time heavyweight champ - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• "Green Book" Oscar winner Mahershala - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• He "stung like a bee" - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
• Actress Larter - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• "When We Were Kings" subject - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• MacGraw of "Love Story" - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
• "___ Baba and the 40 Thieves" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Husband of Fatima - used 16 times, most recently in 2014
• Muhammad or Laila - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• "Baby Cobra" comedian Wong - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Ms. MacGraw - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• "Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song) - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Boxing's "Greatest" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• 2001 Will Smith biopic - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Boxer known as "The Greatest" - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Boxer nicknamed "The Greatest" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Fight of the Century" loser - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Mahershala of "Green Book" - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• "Thrilla in Manila" participant - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• 2001 sports biopic - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• 2001 Will Smith film - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxing legend Muhammad - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Comic Wong - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Legendary boxer - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• "Love Story" actress MacGraw - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "Rumble in the Jungle" participant - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• "The Greatest" in the ring - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Three-time Frazier foe - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• 2001 boxing biopic - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• __ Baba (Arabian Nights hero) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Baba of folklore - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Boxing's "Louisville Lip" - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Caliph's name. - used 10 times, most recently in 1971
• Foreman's superior - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "House of Cards" actor Mahershala - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Larter of "Heroes" - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Pugilist Laila - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Ring name - used 10 times, most recently in 2000
• Rope-a-dope inventor - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• "Rumble in the Jungle" fighter - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Rumble in the Jungle" winner - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Will Smith film - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Winner of "The Thrilla in Manila" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Wong of "Always Be My Maybe" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "Always Be My Maybe" star Wong - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bard of boxing - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Clay, once - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Louisville slugger? - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Mahershala with two Oscars - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Rhyming boxing champ - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• "Rumble in the Jungle" victor - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Son-in-law of Muhammad - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• "When We Were Kings" profilee - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• 2001 role for Will Smith - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Boxing biopic - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Cosell interviewee - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• ___ Pasha. - used 8 times, most recently in 1989
• Ring master, once - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• "The Greatest" of boxing - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Baba or MacGraw - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Foreman rival - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Laila of the ring - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Lord of the ring, once - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Mohammed ___. - used 7 times, most recently in 1963
• Mohammed's son-in-law - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
• Onetime ring king - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• "Rope-a-dope" pugilist - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Self-proclaimed "greatest" - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Self-proclaimed "greatest" of boxing - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Smith role - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• The Lion of God - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
• "Thrilla in Manila" champ - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• 2001 Will Smith role - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Tatyana - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Always Be My Maybe" actress Wong - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Clay, since 1964 - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Cosell's longtime foil - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• "Da ___ G Show" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• He "floated like a butterfly" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Louisville's Muhammad ___ Center - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Oscar-nominated role for Will Smith - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Rumble in the Jungle" champ - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• "She Bee Stingin'" boxer Laila - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Tatyana of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• The self-proclaimed "Greatest" - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• "The Soul of a Butterfly" memoirist - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Three-time champ - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Three-time foe of Frazier - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Tony winner Stroker - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "When We Were Kings" boxer - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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.

• Son of, in Arabic names - IBN, used 68 times
• Arabic "son of" - IBN, used 17 times
• "Son of," in Arabic - IBN, used 15 times
• Arabic for "son of" - IBN, used 8 times
• Father of, in Arabic - ABU, used 7 times
• Festival, in Arabic - EID, used 7 times

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