Beta alternative
The crossword clue "Beta alternative" is answered by VHS, a 3-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
VHS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VHS answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for VHS
Every other clue in this collection answered by VHS, most used first.
- DVD precursor - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Pre-DVD format - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- VCR format - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Videotape format - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Tape format - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
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.
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