Appraisal abbr.

The answer

EST

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EST answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. 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.

• EVAL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EST

Every other clue in this collection answered by EST, most used first.

• Superlative suffix - used 521 times, most recently in 2026
• Ballpark fig. - used 177 times, most recently in 2026
• Superlative ending - used 177 times, most recently in 2026
• "Guinness Book" suffix - used 99 times, most recently in 2025
• "C'___ la vie!" - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Id ___ - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Approx. - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of i.e. - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• N. Y. time - used 41 times, most recently in 1999
• Body shop fig. - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Guinness suffix - used 37 times, most recently in 2018
• Superlative finish - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Approximate fig. - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Cornerstone abbr. - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
• "To the max" indicator - used 27 times, most recently in 2015
• More than -er - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• The "e" of i.e. - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Inexact fig. - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Attendance fig., often - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• NYC hrs. - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• "To the max" suffix - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Adjective suffix. - used 20 times, most recently in 2010
• Approx. figure - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Exaggerator's suffix - used 20 times, most recently in 2016
• NYC clock setting - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Sum, es, ___ - used 19 times, most recently in 1996
• Id follower - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• Suffix of superlatives - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Winter hours in NYC - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Guinness World Records suffix - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Maximizing suffix - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Repair shop fig. - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Contractor's fig. - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Extreme suffix - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Record book suffix - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Suffix meaning "most" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Errare humanum ___ - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• N.Y.C. clock setting - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Suffix for a superlative - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• The "e" in i.e. - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• D.C. winter hrs. - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• NYC hours - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
• Winter hrs. in Florida - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Biblical suffix - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• Cornerstone letters - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Id ___ (that is) - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• New York time - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Approx. number - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Biblical verb ending - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Common suffix. - used 10 times, most recently in 1966
• D.C. clock setting - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Erhard's therapy - used 10 times, most recently in 1993
• Inexact no. - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mass. hours - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Time zone - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• Winter hrs. in Boston - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• D.C. hrs. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• D.C. setting - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Md. clock setting - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Phila. clock setting - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Proposal fig. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Rough fig. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Suffix with "great" - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Ultimate ending - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Attendance fig. - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Great ending? - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Incomparable ending - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Low or high tail - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Maximal suffix - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• More than just -er - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• N.Y. winter time - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• NYC winter hrs. - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Pa. hours - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Winter clock setting in Vt. - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Wintertime in D.C. - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Approx. fig. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Boston hrs. - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Boston winter hrs. - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• D.C. time zone - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• DC clock setting - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Dulce et Decorum ___" - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Guessed-at fig. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• NYC time zone - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Warm" or "cold" ending - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• World record suffix - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Body shop no. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Braggart's suffix - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Contractor's no. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Fish story suffix - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• French 101 verb - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• French direction - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Guess, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Maximal ending - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• N.Y. clock setting - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• N.Y. hours - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• N.Y. time zone - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Not just -er - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• NY hrs. - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Plus-or-minus fig. - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Round fig. - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Suffix for the best - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Suffix meaning "to the max" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Suffix that takes things to the extreme - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Vt. hours - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Winter hrs. in Buffalo - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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