"The Cat in the ___"

The answer

HAT

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

Used 14 times across 9 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 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
• Beanie or beret - used 16 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
• 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.

• In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
• In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
• Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
• "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
• To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
• In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times

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