The majority
The crossword clue "The majority" is answered by MOST, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MOST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOST answer page.
Used 31 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 12 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.
- MOSTOFUS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOST
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOST, most used first.
- Lion's share - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Nearly all - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- More than half - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Majority - used 35 times, most recently in 2023
- The lion's share - used 31 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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