First-rate
The crossword clue "First-rate" is answered by TOPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 66 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TOPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOPS answer page.
Used 66 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 11 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.
- PRIME (16 uses in xd)
Other clues for TOPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TOPS, most used first.
- Spinning toys - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Surpasses - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- The best - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- First-rate - AONE, used 274 times
- First place - EDEN, used 215 times
- First-class - AONE, used 143 times
- First name in scat - ELLA, used 140 times
- First victim - ABEL, used 131 times
- Jacob's first wife - LEAH, used 126 times
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