Best of the best
The crossword clue "Best of the best" is answered by ELITES, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ELITES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELITES answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ELITES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELITES, most used first.
- Privileged groups - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- In groups - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Privileged classes - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Upper crust groups - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Upper crusts - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Superior groups - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Chosen groups - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- One-percenters - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Privileged ones - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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