Beanie or beret

The answer

HAT

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

Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 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.

• CAP (43 uses in xd)

Other clues for HAT

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

• Chapeau - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Bowler, e.g. - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Topper - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Monopoly token - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
• Bowler, for one - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Boater or bowler - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Bowler or boater - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Magician's prop - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Fez or fedora - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Head topper - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Monopoly token choice - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
• Panama, e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Derby, e.g. - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Stetson, e.g. - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Sombrero - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Fez, e.g. - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Panama, for one - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Sombrero, e.g. - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Fedora, e.g. - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Pillbox, e.g. - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Boater, e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Derby or boater - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Cat in the ___" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Fedora or fez - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Beret or bonnet - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Derby, for one - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Lid - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pillbox. - used 11 times, most recently in 1977
• Something to check - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Head cover - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• It may be over your head - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Something to tip - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Fedora - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Fedora, for instance - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of an Uncle Sam costume - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Bad-hair day helper - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Homburg. - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
• It may be cocked - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Panama. - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Pillbox, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• This may be over your head - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Cloche or toque - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Pillbox or porkpie - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Bean cover - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Bowler - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Deerstalker, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Deerstalker, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Derby or bowler - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the ___" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Fedora, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Haberdashery item - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Head covering - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• It may be tipped - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Milliner's product - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• New Year's party handout - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Noodle topper - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Part of a Santa costume - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Stetson or sombrero - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Beanie or beret - CAP, used 43 times
• Beanie - CAP, used 15 times
• Beret or beanie - CAP, used 10 times
• Beanie, e.g. - CAP, used 8 times
• Beret - TAM, used 8 times
• Beret - CAP, used 7 times

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