Speed contest
The crossword clue "Speed contest" is answered by RACE, a 4-letter entry. Used 58 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RACE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RACE answer page.
Used 58 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 12 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.
- HUNDREDYARDDASH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RACE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RACE, most used first.
- Track event - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Marathon - used 50 times, most recently in 2023
- Indy event - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Marathon, e.g. - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- "RuPaul's Drag ___" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Sprint - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Tear - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Contest - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Greek contest - AGON, used 30 times
- Speed skater Heiden - ERIC, used 29 times
- Walking speed - PACE, used 26 times
- Rate of speed - PACE, used 25 times
- Speed-of-sound word - MACH, used 25 times
- Speed - PACE, used 22 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.