Best of the best
The crossword clue "Best of the best" is answered by ELITE, a 5-letter entry. Used 107 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELITE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELITE answer page.
Used 107 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 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.
- ELITES (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELITE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELITE, most used first.
- Cream of the crop - used 175 times, most recently in 2026
- Upper crust - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
- Select group - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Privileged group - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Choice - used 65 times, most recently in 2025
- Top-tier - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Chosen few - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Typewriter type. - used 44 times, most recently in 2008
- A-list - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Top-drawer - used 41 times, most recently in 2019
- High society - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Privileged few - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Type size - used 31 times, most recently in 2016
- Select few - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- High-society group - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Upper echelon - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Creme de la creme - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Type of type - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
- A-list group - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Superior group - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- High-class - used 21 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
- On the ball - ALERT, used 145 times
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