High degree
The crossword clue "High degree" is answered by PHD, a 3-letter entry. Used 60 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PHD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PHD answer page.
Used 60 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 17 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.
- MASTERS (4 uses in xd)
- DOCTORATE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for PHD
Every other clue in this collection answered by PHD, most used first.
- Third degree? - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Advanced deg. - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Prof's degree - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Advanced degree - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- High deg. - used 21 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.
- To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
- Ultimate degree - NTH, used 164 times
- High card - ACE, used 162 times
- High note - ELA, used 123 times
- Utmost degree - NTH, used 113 times
- High dudgeon - IRE, used 100 times
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