The U of UV

The answer

ULTRA

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ULTRA answer page.

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ULTRA

Every other clue in this collection answered by ULTRA, most used first.

• Extreme - used 197 times, most recently in 2026
• Extremist - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of UHF - used 43 times, most recently in 2017
• Prefix for violet - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Extremely - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with violet - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix for violet or sound - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• The "U" in UHF - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix for modern - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• The "U" of UHF - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• Ne plus ___ - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Sound beginning? - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
• Very, very - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Excessive - used 15 times, most recently in 2007
• Part of UV - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Super- - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix meaning "extremely" - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Radical - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Extremist's prefix - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Hyper - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Opposite of infra- - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Extreme prefix - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Michelob ___ (light beer brand) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Too-too - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Conservative beginning? - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Prefix with marathon - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sound start? - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• To the max - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• To-the-max prefix - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• "Violet" or "sound" introduction - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Conservative start? - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Exceedingly - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• It means "beyond" - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Marine leader? - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Michelob ___ (light beer) - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Prefix for "sonic" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Violet lead-in - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

Related clues

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• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
• Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times

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