Get the better of
The crossword clue "Get the better of" is answered by ONEUP, a 5-letter entry. Used 42 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONEUP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONEUP answer page.
Used 42 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 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.
- OUTSMART (12 uses in xd)
- OUTWIT (7 uses in xd)
- OUTFOX (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONEUP
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONEUP, most used first.
- Outdo - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Do better than - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Best - used 24 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Get up - ARISE, used 204 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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