Course finale

The answer

EXAM

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXAM answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 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.

• TEST (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for EXAM

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

• Test - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Checkup - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Midterm or final - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Physical - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
• Final, for one - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Quiz - used 32 times, most recently in 2021
• Midterm, e.g. - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Physical, e.g. - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Big test - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason to cram - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Final, e.g. - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Final - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
• Midterm, for one - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• School test - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Major test - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Student's concern - used 15 times, most recently in 2004
• School event. - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Academic challenge - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Course climax - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• Pre-diploma hurdle - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Prof's concoction - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• Student's ordeal - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Crammer's concern - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Medical checkup - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Cause for cramming - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Proctored event - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Word with eye or final - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Clinic offering - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• End-of-semester challenge - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason to study - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Course conclusion - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Final or midterm - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Student stressor - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Academic hurdle - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Class test - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Classroom challenge - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Midterm, for example - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Oral or physical - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Physical, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Student's hurdle - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• This is a test - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Musical finale - CODA, used 109 times
• Med. school course - ANAT, used 49 times
• Med. course - ANAT, used 44 times
• Math course - TRIG, used 39 times
• "Of course!" - SURE, used 38 times
• Change course - VEER, used 33 times

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