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HEIR

4 letters - 7 clues in this collection

HEIR is a 4-letter crossword answer with 7 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 257 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

HEIR

HEIR

4Letters
7Clues in collection
257Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for HEIR in this collection

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  • Next in line - used 55 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Estate recipient - used 40 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Successor - used 40 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Legatee - used 37 times across 25 distinct years, most recently in 2020
  • Will beneficiary - used 36 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Estate beneficiary - used 27 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • ___ apparent - used 22 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2025

Related answers

Answers in this collection that start with the same letter, most used first. Browse every answer starting with H.

  • HERE - 4 letters, 1,105 combined xd usages, 15 clues in this collection
  • HONE - 4 letters, 958 combined xd usages, 12 clues in this collection
  • HIRE - 4 letters, 907 combined xd usages, 10 clues in this collection
  • HALE - 4 letters, 695 combined xd usages, 14 clues in this collection
  • HATE - 4 letters, 656 combined xd usages, 8 clues in this collection
  • HERO - 4 letters, 648 combined xd usages, 14 clues in this collection
  • HALO - 4 letters, 625 combined xd usages, 12 clues in this collection
  • HERA - 4 letters, 571 combined xd usages, 11 clues in this collection

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