Former NBA star Ming
The crossword clue "Former NBA star Ming" is answered by YAO, a 3-letter entry. Used 18 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
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YAO
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Used 18 times across 12 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 YAO
Every other clue in this collection answered by YAO, most used first.
- Ming of the NBA - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
- NBA legend Ming - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- NBA great Ming - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Basketball star Ming - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Retired NBAer Ming - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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