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FIRST

5 letters - 12 clues in this collection

FIRST is a 5-letter crossword answer with 12 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 133 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

The answer

FIRST

FIRST

5Letters
12Clues in collection
133Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for FIRST in this collection

Most used first. Each clue opens its own page with the full usage history for that pairing.

  • Historic event - used 21 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Gold medalist's place - used 20 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Leading - used 14 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Blue-ribbon position - used 13 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Primary - used 11 times across 9 distinct years, most recently in 2022
  • "For starters ..." - used 10 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Initial - used 10 times across 8 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • At the head of the line - used 8 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • In the lead - used 7 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2024
  • "Who's on ___?" - used 7 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2018
  • Original - used 6 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2011
  • Who's position - used 6 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2019

Related answers

Answers in this collection that start with the same letter, most used first. Browse every answer starting with F.

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  • FORTE - 5 letters, 307 combined xd usages, 10 clues in this collection
  • FACET - 5 letters, 301 combined xd usages, 12 clues in this collection
  • FALSE - 5 letters, 300 combined xd usages, 19 clues in this collection
  • FLORA - 5 letters, 288 combined xd usages, 14 clues in this collection
  • FATAL - 5 letters, 219 combined xd usages, 10 clues in this collection
  • FLEET - 5 letters, 193 combined xd usages, 10 clues in this collection
  • FSTOP - 5 letters, 167 combined xd usages, 8 clues in this collection

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