Picks
The crossword clue "Picks" is answered by SELECTS, a 7-letter entry. Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SELECTS
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SELECTS answer page.
Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. 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.
- CHOOSES (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for SELECTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SELECTS, most used first.
- Chooses - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Picks out - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Culls - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Opts for - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Makes a choice - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Picks up on - DETECTS, used 8 times
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