Head topper

The answer

HAT

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

Used 22 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 7 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 (9 uses in xd)
• HAIR (3 uses in xd)
• TOUPEE (2 uses in xd)
• WIG (2 uses in xd)
• PATE (1 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
• 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

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.

• Swelled head - EGO, used 353 times
• Bagel topper - LOX, used 117 times
• King topper - ACE, used 76 times
• Big head - EGO, used 69 times
• Copper head? - ABE, used 58 times
• Chart-topper - HIT, used 56 times

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