Come before
The crossword clue "Come before" is answered by PRECEDE, a 7-letter entry. Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PRECEDE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRECEDE answer page.
Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- ANTECEDE (6 uses in xd)
- PREEXIST (1 uses in xd)
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.
- Before - PRIORTO, used 34 times
- Come before - PREDATE, used 29 times
- Come forth - EMANATE, used 25 times
- "Come on in!" - ITSOPEN, used 25 times
- Come into - INHERIT, used 22 times
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