NBA official
The crossword clue "NBA official" is answered by REF, a 3-letter entry. Used 43 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
REF
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REF answer page.
Used 43 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for REF
Every other clue in this collection answered by REF, most used first.
- Ump - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Whistle blower - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Game caller - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Game official - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- NFL official - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- TKO caller - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
- Foul caller - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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