Like a best-case scenario

The answer

IDEAL

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDEAL answer page.

Used 10 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2021. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for IDEAL

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

• Perfect - used 405 times, most recently in 2026
• Utopian - used 117 times, most recently in 2025
• Best possible - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• Just right - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Exemplary - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Paragon - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
• Standard of perfection - used 49 times, most recently in 2024
• Model of perfection - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
• Model - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Absolutely perfect - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Optimal - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Standard of excellence - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Consummate - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Flawless - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• As good as it gets - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Perfect example - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Exemplar - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Unimprovable - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Best-case - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Just perfect - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Shining example - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Best-case scenario - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Goal - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• "In an ___ world ..." - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Best imaginable - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Model of excellence - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Perfect model - used 13 times, most recently in 2006
• Best - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Perfect in every way - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Nonpareil - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Role model - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Something to shoot for - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Visionary - used 10 times, most recently in 1987
• 10 out of 10 - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Paradigm - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Perfection - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Perfection standard - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Apotheosis - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• As perfect as possible - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Beau ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Edenic - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Most suitable - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Noble objective - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Suitable in every way - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Without a flaw - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Epitome - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• High goal - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Perfect in all ways - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Picture-perfect - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Best of the best - ELITE, used 107 times
• "___ my case" - IREST, used 102 times
• Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
• "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
• Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
• Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times

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