The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AONE , but the solution may also be A-ONE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Tops crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AONE | 54 % | 4 |
| BEST | 6 % | 4 |
| ACMES | 5 % | 5 |
| LIDS | 5 % | 4 |
| ATMOST | 4 % | 6 |
| BESTS | 3 % | 5 |
| ONEUPS | 2 % | 6 |
| CRESTS | 2 % | 6 |
| ACES | 2 % | 4 |
| APEXES | 1 % | 6 |
| BEATS | 1 % | 5 |
| THEBEST | 1 % | 7 |
| SUPER | 1 % | 5 |
| CAPS | 1 % | 4 |
| SUPERB | 1 % | 6 |
| IDEAL | 1 % | 5 |
| GRADEA | 1 % | 6 |
| MAX | 1 % | 3 |
| ROOFS | 1 % | 5 |
| BETTERS | 1 % | 7 |
| SUMMITS | 1 % | 7 |
| FINEST | 1 % | 6 |
| BRAS | 1 % | 4 |
| ZENITHS | 1 % | 7 |
| OUTDOES | 1 % | 7 |
| FIRSTRATE | 1 % | 9 |
| SPINNERS | 0 % | 8 |
| PRIMO | 0 % | 5 |
| NIFTY | 0 % | 5 |
| EXCEEDS | 0 % | 7 |
| ACME | 0 % | 4 |
| ISTRATE | 0 % | 7 |
| NUMBERONE | 0 % | 9 |
| BESTOFALL | 0 % | 9 |
| FIRST | 0 % | 5 |
| APICES | 0 % | 6 |
| RATEDA | 0 % | 6 |
| A-ONE | 0 % | 5 |
| PEAKS | 0 % | 5 |
| UNRIVALED | 0 % | 9 |
| HATS | 0 % | 4 |
| SHIRTS | 0 % | 6 |
| ACEHIGH | 0 % | 7 |
| DABOMB | 0 % | 6 |
| OFTHEFIRSTWATER | 0 % | 15 |
| TERRIFIC | 0 % | 8 |
| AT MOST | 0 % | 7 |
| GREAT | 0 % | 5 |
| RISESABOVE | 0 % | 10 |
| OUTSHINES | 0 % | 9 |
Why may ACES be the right solution?
The word "tops" can be a synonym for "excellent" or "the best." In card games, "aces" are the highest-ranking cards, so "ACES" is a fitting answer for "tops."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tops
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- superior
- topnotch
- tiptop
- super
- crack
- first-rate
- ace
- a-one
- maximum
- max
- superiority
- breakthrough
Crossword Answer definitions
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 AONE
- Couldn't be better
- Primo
- Superior rating
- Top rating
- Top-drawer
- Top-notch
- Top-rated
- Tops
- Better than good
- First class
More clues leading to the result BEST
- Old-time actress Edna
- Tops
- Defeat
- Optimal
- Nonpareil
- A+
- Top-level
- Highest-quality
- Oscar-night word
- Cheers alternative
More clues leading to the result ACMES
- Climbers' goals
- High points
- High tops?
- Tops
- Pinnacle points
- Pinnacles
- Climaxes
- Summits
- Highest points
- Zeniths
More clues leading to the result LIDS
- Jar toppers
- Eye covers
- Hats
- Oft-flipped items?
- Tupperware tops
- Canning supply
- Flipped items
- Shuteye shutters
- Tops
- Flipped items?
More clues leading to the result ATMOST
More clues leading to the result BESTS
More clues leading to the result ONEUPS
- Just tops
- Trumps
- Gets the better of
- Tops
- Outdoes
- Stays a step ahead of
- Betters
- Bests
- Surpasses
- Does better than
More clues leading to the result CRESTS
- Reaches a peak
- Cuckoo points?
- Heraldic devices
- Roosters' combs
- Tufted-titmouse toppers
- Wave tops
- Reaches the highest level
- Shield designs, at times
- Wave peaks
- Cockatiels' toppers
More clues leading to the result ACES
- Gets a perfect score on
- Emulates Sampras
- Pack foursome
- Super shots
- Sure shots
- They're unbeatable in war
- Those that excel
- Top cards
- Top guns
- Bridge stopper
More clues leading to the result APEXES
More clues leading to the result BEATS
- Cops' turfs
- Rhythmical units of time
- Rap producers creations
- Throbs
- Village poets
- Comes out ahead of
- Steals the prize from
- Wild "beast"?
- Gets the better of
- Finishes ahead of
More clues leading to the result THEBEST
- Tops
- Make ___ of (cope)
- It's yet to come
- Of superior quality
- Top-notch
- Number one
- What "is yet to come," in a Sinatra classic
- With 51-Across, Sinatra classic, and a hint to completing three puzzle answers
- __ of all possible worlds
- Top-rated
More clues leading to the result SUPER
- Bowl or star preceder
- "Terrific!"
- Marvelous!
- Like some models?
- Terrific
- Fantastic
- Starter for star or power
- Apartment 1-A resident, often
- "Terrif!"
- Outstanding
More clues leading to the result CAPS
- Gowns' go-withs
- Mushroom tops
- Puts a lid on
- Kids' lids
- Mushroom parts
- U.c. letters
- LETTERS LIKE THESE
- Upper limits
- Uppercase
- Diamond headwear
More clues leading to the result SUPERB
- Couldn't be better
- Excellent
- A++++++++
- Killer
- Five-star
- Crackerjack
- Outstanding
- Brilliant
- Splendiferous
- First class
More clues leading to the result IDEAL
More clues leading to the result GRADEA
- Top of the line
- First-class
- Like a good egg
- Egg carton rating
- Rating on an egg carton
- Like most store-bought eggs
- Top-notch
- Primo
- Topnotch
- Egg quality
More clues leading to the result MAX
- Most
- "Mad ___: Fury Road"
- Nth degree
- Credit card limit
- Limit
- Tops
- Road Warrior's name
- To the ___ (fully)
- Upper limit
- Farmer Yasgur of Woodstock
More clues leading to the result ROOFS
- T-tops, e.g.
- Urban garden spots
- Pagoda's many
- Applies shingles
- Mansard and gambrel
- Housetops
- "Landing strips" for Santa
- Sites for shingles
- Locales for many lost Frisbees
- They might be pitched
More clues leading to the result BETTERS
- Improves
- Tops
- Improves upon
- Improves.
- Persons superior in authority, position, etc.
- People of "quality."
- Superiors
More clues leading to the result SUMMITS
- Highest points
- Important meetings
- High-level meetings
- Climbers' destinations
- Tops.
- Mountain features
- Tops
- Meetings of heads of state
- Meetings of presidents
- Mountains' tops
More clues leading to the result FINEST
- Superior to the average
- Have the best value
- Cream of the crop
- A-1
- Unexcelled
- Best
- "This was their ___ hour" (Churchill)
- Top-quality
- The best there is to offer
- Adjective for the NYPD
More clues leading to the result BRAS
- Victoria's Secret selections
- Booby traps?
- Bali products
- Chest protectors?
- Containers of melons
- Melon containers
- Bikini tops
- Underwear with underwire
- Coupled cups?
- Lingerie buys
More clues leading to the result ZENITHS
More clues leading to the result OUTDOES
More clues leading to the result FIRSTRATE
- Elite
- World-class
- Wonderful
- Aces
- Possessing the highest value.
- A-O. K.
- Top-notch.
- Tops.
- Very well: Colloq.
- Excellent
More clues leading to the result SPINNERS
- Disc jockeys, in slang
- Tops
- Dreidels and pinwheels
- Rotating fishing lures
- Fish lures.
- Fishing lures
- Tale tellers, sometimes
More clues leading to the result PRIMO
- Carnera of "Mighty Joe Young"
- Absolutely fabulous
- First-rate, slangily
- First-class
- The best
- First among Italians
- Name for a first "figlio"
- First-rate
- Of the highest quality, slangily
- Topnotch
More clues leading to the result NIFTY
- Groovy
- Swell
- Kin of "Peachy!"
- Peachy-keen
- Simply marv
- Really neat
- Very good
- Excellent
- Sizable, as a profit
- Neat
More clues leading to the result EXCEEDS
More clues leading to the result ACME
- Zenith
- CAME to the peak in disarray?
- Capstone
- Crowning point
- Grocery chain
- Wile E. Coyote's supplier
- It's all downhill from here
- It's the top
- Peak
- Pinnacle
More clues leading to the result ISTRATE
More clues leading to the result NUMBERONE
- Valentine, or each song in this puzzle
- Top of the charts
- Words needed to complete four puzzle answers
- Top-ranked
- The self, very often.
- Most people look out for it
- Big hit
- Tops
- Beetles and Golfs, briefly
- "We're ___!"
More clues leading to the result BESTOFALL
More clues leading to the result FIRST
- At the head of the line
- Gold-medal position
- Unprecedented
- Who's position
- Winning position
- Leading
- Initial
- "Who's on ___?"
- Gold medalist's place
- Before anything else
More clues leading to the result APICES
More clues leading to the result RATEDA
- Top-of-the-line
- Given a top rank
- High-grade
- Like some bonds
- Top-notch
- High-quality
- Like good (but not great) bonds
- Considered good by Moody's
- First-class
- Tops
More clues leading to the result A-ONE
More clues leading to the result PEAKS
- Hits a high point
- Reaches the top
- "Twin ___"
- Uptimes
- Summits
- "Twin ___: Fire Walk With Me" (David Lynch film)
- Highest levels
- Reaches a maximum
- High points
- Everest and others
More clues leading to the result UNRIVALED
More clues leading to the result HATS
- Cowboy and Panama
- Headgear
- Boater and sailor
- Porkpies
- Bartholomew Cubbins had 500
- Ten-gallon ___
- They're on top of things
- Noodle toppers
- Jobs, so to speak
- Bowler and derby
More clues leading to the result SHIRTS
- Gambling losses?
- Skins' opponents
- Some have two arms and a tail, but no legs
- Tees and jerseys
- Certain tees
- Tee and others
- Polo and others
- Pickup game side
- Haberdashery stock
- Team in some pickup games
More clues leading to the result ACEHIGH
- Loser to a pair
- Like a great straight, in poker
- Like some flushes
- First-rate straight
- Kind of flush
- Like the best straight, in poker
- Sort of straight
- Anaconda loser, almost certainly
- A pair of deuces beats it
- Rating tops.
More clues leading to the result DABOMB
- Straight dope, ya heard
- All that, in slang
- Tops
- All that, slangily
- Top-notch, slangily
- Primo, slangily
- Tops, slangily
- All that
- Tops, in slang
- Awesome, in slang
More clues leading to the result OFTHEFIRSTWATER
More clues leading to the result TERRIFIC
- Second in a series of Web postings
- Splendid
- Dynamite!
- Superb
- Great
- Fabulous
- Wonderful
- Marvelous
- Swell
- Dynamite
More clues leading to the result AT MOST
More clues leading to the result GREAT
- "__ Balls of Fire"
- Fantastic!
- Like Frederick or Alexander?
- Magnificent
- Eminent
- Fabulous
- Hall of Famer, e.g.
- Five-star
- Ginormous
- Stupendous