Soccer great
The crossword clue "Soccer great" is answered by PELE, a 4-letter entry. Used 108 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
PELE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PELE answer page.
Used 108 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 15 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- HAMM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PELE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by PELE, most used first.
- Soccer legend - used 86 times, most recently in 2025
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