Privileged group
The crossword clue "Privileged group" is answered by ELITE, a 5-letter entry. Used 77 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ELITE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELITE answer page.
Used 77 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- HAVES (6 uses in xd)
- INNERCIRCLE (3 uses in xd)
- CHOSEN (1 uses in xd)
- INNERO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELITE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ELITE, most used first.
- Cream of the crop - used 175 times, most recently in 2026
- Upper crust - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
- Select group - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Best of the best - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Discussion group - PANEL, used 111 times
- High-IQ group - MENSA, used 86 times
- Group of experts - PANEL, used 83 times
- African language group - BANTU, used 78 times
- Core group - CADRE, used 76 times
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