NFL official
The crossword clue "NFL official" is answered by REF, a 3-letter entry. Used 44 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 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 44 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 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.
- REFEREE (1 uses in xd)
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
- NBA official - used 43 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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