DVD precursor
The crossword clue "DVD precursor" is answered by VHS, a 3-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 7 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 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 7 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.
- Pre-DVD format - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Beta alternative - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- 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.
- CIA precursor - OSS, used 55 times
- TiVo precursor - VCR, used 43 times
- Reggae precursor - SKA, used 40 times
- Windows precursor - DOS, used 14 times
- Holiday precursor - EVE, used 13 times
- DVD player brand - RCA, used 11 times
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