High cards
The crossword clue "High cards" is answered by ACES, a 4-letter entry. Used 141 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ACES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACES answer page.
Used 141 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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.
- KINGS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACES, most used first.
- Experts - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- King toppers - used 58 times, most recently in 2025
- Top poker cards - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Las Vegas WNBA team - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Top cards - used 34 times, most recently in 2024
- Deck quartet - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
- Gets 100% on - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Air force heroes - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Good pair - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Great serves - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Super serves - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Top guns - used 23 times, most recently in 2015
- Whizzes - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Cards. - used 22 times, most recently in 1976
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.
- Fly high - SOAR, used 380 times
- High point - ACME, used 277 times
- High time? - NOON, used 151 times
- High-five sound - SLAP, used 132 times
- High point - APEX, used 123 times
- High schooler - TEEN, used 84 times
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