Came in first
The crossword clue "Came in first" is answered by WON, a 3-letter entry. Used 37 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WON
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WON answer page.
Used 37 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for WON
Every other clue in this collection answered by WON, most used first.
- Triumphed - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- Took the title - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Came out on top - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Was victorious - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Prevailed - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Took the gold - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Finished first - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Carried the day - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- First lady - EVE, used 190 times
- Went first - LED, used 125 times
- Was in first place - LED, used 51 times
- Came across - MET, used 45 times
- Finish first - WIN, used 37 times
- First lady McKinley - IDA, used 37 times
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