Ming of the NBA
The crossword clue "Ming of the NBA" is answered by YAO, a 3-letter entry. Used 21 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
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YAO
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Used 21 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 9 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.
- Former NBA star Ming - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- 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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