Crossword clues - Answer
REF
REF is a 3-letter crossword answer with 10 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 457 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
REF
REF
3Letters
10Clues in collection
457Combined 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 REF in this collection
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- Ump - used 75 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Whistle blower - used 67 times across 28 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Game caller - used 65 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Game official - used 52 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- NFL official - used 44 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- NBA official - used 43 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Field worker - used 30 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- TKO caller - used 28 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2020
- Foul caller - used 27 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Ump's kin - used 26 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2016
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- RUE - 3 letters, 1,397 combined xd usages, 18 clues in this collection
- RES - 3 letters, 1,321 combined xd usages, 15 clues in this collection
- RHO - 3 letters, 1,308 combined xd usages, 18 clues in this collection
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