Crossword clues - Answer
THE
THE is a 3-letter crossword answer with 13 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 672 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
THE
THE
3Letters
13Clues in collection
672Combined 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 THE in this collection
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- Article. - used 121 times across 42 distinct years, most recently in 1997
- Common article - used 99 times across 37 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Definite article - used 87 times across 34 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Not just any - used 83 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Everyday article - used 62 times across 28 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Not just "a" - used 46 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Fill in __ blank - used 37 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- English article - used 26 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Common title word - used 25 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2022
- Much-used article - used 23 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2021
- Common title starter - used 21 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Commonest English word - used 21 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Most common English word - used 21 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
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