The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word WON which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Came in first crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WON | 95 % | 3 |
| LED | 5 % | 3 |
Why may WON be the right solution?
"WON" is the right solution because it is a past tense form of the verb "win," which means to be the victor in a competition or event. So, "Came in first" is synonymous with "WON."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Came in first
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- won
- won the race
- won the contest
- won the prize
- live on
- live off
- live for
- live
- survival
- go
- subsist
- survivorship
Crossword Answer definitions
WON verb- To conquer, defeat.
- To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
- To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
- To achieve victory.
- To have power, coercion or control.
- To obtain (something desired).
- To cause a victory for someone.
- To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
- To live, remain.
- To be accustomed to do something.
- The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result WON
- Took all, perhaps
- Came out ahead
- Carried the day
- Lucked out at Lotto
- Placed first
- Took the gold
- Triumphed
- Word meaning "achieved victory" that I recently learned is not pronounced like "Juan"
- Swept
- Captured