Not bogus

The answer

LEGIT

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

Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. 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.

• REAL (5 uses in xd)
• ACTUAL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for LEGIT

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

• On the up and up - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• Kosher - used 43 times, most recently in 2023
• On the level - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• For real - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Aboveboard - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Bona fide - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• The real deal - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Authentic - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Valid - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Not phony - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Lawful - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Lawful, informally - used 8 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Not quite right - AMISS, used 181 times
• Not a soul - NOONE, used 131 times
• Not together - APART, used 116 times
• Not moving - INERT, used 102 times
• Not as many - FEWER, used 69 times
• Not suitable - INAPT, used 65 times

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