Finish first
The crossword clue "Finish first" is answered by WIN, a 3-letter entry. Used 37 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WIN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WIN answer page.
Used 37 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 12 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.
- TAKEGOLD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by WIN, most used first.
- Victory - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Triumph - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Come out on top - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Take the title - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Take the gold - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Finish - END, used 376 times
- First lady - EVE, used 190 times
- Went first - LED, used 125 times
- Velvet finish? - EEN, used 76 times
- Was in first place - LED, used 51 times
- Finish up - END, used 47 times
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