One of the five W's
The crossword clue "One of the five W's" is answered by WHO, a 3-letter entry. Used 49 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
WHO
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WHO answer page.
Used 49 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 17 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.
- WHERE (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for WHO
Every other clue in this collection answered by WHO, most used first.
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- Which person? - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Personal question? - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Reporter's question - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ goes there?" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
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- In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times
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