Born first
The crossword clue "Born first" is answered by ELDEST, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ELDEST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELDEST answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ELDEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELDEST, most used first.
- Firstborn - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- First-born - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Most senior - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- First among siblings - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Heir, often - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Firstborn sibling - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Senior - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Firstborn child - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
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- First-rate - TIPTOP, used 23 times
- First first lady - MARTHA, used 21 times
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