Definite article
The crossword clue "Definite article" is answered by THE, a 3-letter entry. Used 87 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 17 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 87 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for THE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by THE, most used first.
- Common article - used 99 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.
- Italian article - UNA, used 95 times
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