More competent
The crossword clue "More competent" is answered by ABLER, a 5-letter entry. Used 71 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABLER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABLER answer page.
Used 71 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ABLER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABLER, most used first.
- More qualified - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- More skilled - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- More fit - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
- More adept - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Better qualified - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Better equipped - used 23 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.
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- More than enough - AMPLE, used 185 times
- More rational - SANER, used 155 times
- More pleasant - NICER, used 145 times
- One more time - AGAIN, used 115 times
- More reasonable - SANER, used 108 times
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