Word before "before" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word before 'before' last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 USE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USE Word before 'before' (3) New York Times Feb 25, 2018
94% ONOR Words before before (4) Newsday Feb 4, 2022
13% ERE Before, before (3) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
13% PRIOR ___ to (before) (5)
13% PRE Before (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
13% AGO Before (3) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
12% SOUL Word before "mate" or "searching" (4)
12% THEN Word before or after what (4) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2025
12% TREE Word before "farm" or "house" (4) Universal Oct 30, 2025
12% SLIM Word before chance or pickings (4) New York Times Oct 28, 2025

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