Heir, often
The crossword clue "Heir, often" is answered by ELDEST, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 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 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 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.
- ALLOTTEE (1 uses in xd)
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
- Firstborn sibling - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Senior - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Born first - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Firstborn child - 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.
- Not often - SELDOM, used 21 times
- Quarterback, often - PASSER, used 11 times
- Bank, often - LENDER, used 10 times
- Pizza slice, often - EIGHTH, used 10 times
- Royal heir - PRINCE, used 10 times
- Grandparents, often - DOTERS, used 9 times
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