Common article
The crossword clue "Common article" is answered by THE, a 3-letter entry. Used 99 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
THE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THE answer page.
Used 99 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for THE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by THE, most used first.
- Definite article - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Not just any - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Common verb - ARE, used 198 times
- Italian article - UNA, used 95 times
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