Most favorable
The crossword clue "Most favorable" is answered by OPTIMAL, a 7-letter entry. Used 17 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OPTIMAL
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPTIMAL answer page.
Used 17 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for OPTIMAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by OPTIMAL, most used first.
- Best - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Ideal - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- As good as it gets - used 7 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.
- Most profound - DEEPEST, used 27 times
- "Most likely ..." - ODDSARE, used 23 times
- Most orderly - NEATEST, used 20 times
- Most optimistic - ROSIEST, used 19 times
- Most concise - TERSEST, used 15 times
- Most risque - RACIEST, used 15 times
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