Top of the head
The crossword clue "Top of the head" is answered by PATE, a 4-letter entry. Used 66 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PATE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PATE answer page.
Used 66 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 13 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.
- SCALP (20 uses in xd)
- CROWN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PATE, most used first.
- Cracker spread - used 70 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
- Top-notch - AONE, used 376 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
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