Barely passing grade
The crossword clue "Barely passing grade" is answered by DEE, a 3-letter entry. Used 54 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEE answer page.
Used 54 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 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.
- DPLUS (5 uses in xd)
- DMINUS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEE, most used first.
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- Scottish river - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- Actress Ruby - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruby or Sandra - used 65 times, most recently in 2025
- Billy __ Williams - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor Billy ___ Williams - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Low grade - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Actress Sandra - used 47 times, most recently in 2014
- Ruby of films - used 46 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.
- Passing craze - FAD, used 111 times
- Barely manage, with "out" - EKE, used 90 times
- Middling grade - CEE, used 84 times
- Barely make, with "out" - EKE, used 83 times
- Average grade - CEE, used 72 times
- So-so grade - CEE, used 70 times
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