Chief
The crossword clue "Chief" is answered by MAIN, a 4-letter entry. Used 49 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MAIN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAIN answer page.
Used 49 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 18 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.
- LEADER (8 uses in xd)
- HEADMAN (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for MAIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAIN, most used first.
- Primary - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
- Principal - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Common street name - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Most important - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Water carrier - used 24 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.
- Chief Norse god - ODIN, used 105 times
- Chief exec. - PRES, used 35 times
- Arab chief - EMIR, used 27 times
- Chief - HEAD, used 26 times
- Chief Justice Warren - EARL, used 22 times
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