Came across
The crossword clue "Came across" is answered by MET, a 3-letter entry. Used 45 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MET
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MET answer page.
Used 45 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 14 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.
- FOUND (6 uses in xd)
- LITON (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for MET
Every other clue in this collection answered by MET, most used first.
- Encountered - used 253 times, most recently in 2026
- Ran into - used 219 times, most recently in 2026
- Got together - used 197 times, most recently in 2026
- Bumped into - used 167 times, most recently in 2026
- Was introduced to - used 86 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.
- Came out on top - WON, used 53 times
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