Athlete known as "The Greatest" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Athlete known as "The Greatest" featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on January 27, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALI Athlete known as "The Greatest" (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
7% MUHAMMADALI "The Greatest" * (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 26, 2025
6% BGAME Competition for athlete development (5) The Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
6% NEE Once known as (3) USA Today Jan 26, 2026
6% UTE Big 12 athlete (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
6% HITS Greatest ___ (commercially successful songs) (4)
6% LEAKOUT Come to be known (4,3) (7) Puzzler Jan 20, 2026
6% TBA Not yet known: Abbr. (3) Commuter Jan 20, 2026
6% HOYA Georgetown athlete (4) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
6% AGGIE Texas A&M athlete (5) LA Times Daily Jan 12, 2026

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