Tournament ranking Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tournament ranking featured in USA Today puzzle on February 24, 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SEED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEED Tournament ranking (4) USA Today Feb 24, 2026
40% SEEDS Tournament rankings (5) New York Times Mini May 22, 2024
35% ONESEEDS Highest tournament ranks (8) USA Today Mar 18, 2025
35% ELO Tournament ranking system (3)
33% RESEEDS Gives a new tournament ranking to (7) LA Times Daily Jan 18, 2026
31% RESEED Give a new tournament ranking (6) New York Times Jan 22, 2017
31% RESEEDED Having new tournament rankings (8)
3% CUPFINAL Climax of a knockout tournament (3,5) (8) The Guardian Quick Feb 23, 2026
3% OPENS Tennis tournaments (5) Universal Feb 21, 2026
3% WINNERTAKEALL Poker tournament format (13) Eugene Sheffer Feb 18, 2026

Clues for The USA Today Puzzle on February 24, 2026

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In a crossword puzzle, "Tournament ranking" clues the answer "SEED." In sports tournaments, players or teams are assigned seeds based on their skill level. Lower seeds face higher seeds in early rounds. This term originates from the idea of planting seeds in a bracket for them to grow and compete.