Suffix of superlatives

The answer

EST

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

Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• 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
• Appraisal abbr. - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• 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

Related clues

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• Chemical suffix - ANE, used 194 times

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