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First of the five W's

Last seen in Universal Crossword May 16, 2023 Answers

We found 193 possible answers for the crossword clue "First of the five W's", which was last featured in Universal Crossword on May 16, 2023. The most probable answer is WHO (3 letters), matching at 99%. This ranking is based on how often this solution has appeared in published crossword puzzles for similar clues.

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193 Other Potential Answers

99%
WHO
First of the five W's
Universal Crossword · May 16, 2023
8%
NOBEL
Prize first awarded in 1901
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
8%
LEADS
Goes first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
8%
GORILLAMONSOON
Hall of Fame wrestler who was a commentator for the first eight Wrestlemanias
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
8%
CHECKINDESK
Conventioneer's first stop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
8%
STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
8%
MESS
"Cleanup on aisle five" impetus
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
8%
UNIT
Second, but not first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
8%
BILES
Olympic gymnast with five moves named for her
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
8%
DRNO
James Bond's first movie foe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
8%
BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
8%
VENUS
Williams with five Wimbledon singles titles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
8%
MALL
Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
8%
JILL
Former first lady Biden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
8%
EAST
Direction that plays first in mahjong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
8%
CONTRADICTIONINTERMS
Oxymoron, or what can be found five times in this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
8%
ASK
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
8%
NEWLY
For the first time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
8%
IRS
Org. whose first commissioner was former treasury secretary George S. Boutwell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
8%
WON
Was first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
8%
ASIANS
Nearly five billion people
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
8%
WIN
Finish first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
8%
ISLAM
Religion with a call to prayer five times a day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
8%
SIKH
One resisting the five thieves
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
8%
ESSENCE
Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
8%
DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
8%
LED
Went first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
8%
APBIO
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
8%
YALE
Ivy that was the first U.S. school to issue a Ph.D.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
8%
ANN
The first "A" in Michigan's A2
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
8%
SIMONE
Biles with five eponymous gymnastics skills
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
8%
CDS
Music holders first sold in '82
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
8%
LEAD
Go first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
8%
BASSALE
Beer whose logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
8%
SEE
Last word of the first verse of "Amazing Grace"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
8%
SOFTC
The first letter in "celery"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
8%
TOE
One of five on a foot
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
8%
MORENO
Rita who's the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
8%
PIRATECOSTUME
Halloween outfit that may come with an eye patch (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
8%
MUSKPERFUME
Certain fragrance (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
8%
NUMBERSGAME
Illegal lottery (In this answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
8%
CHILDHOODHOME
Nostalgic place to visit (... first three and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
8%
INSCRUTABLE
Impossible to interpret (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter five in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
8%
TRI
The first "T" of TNT
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
8%
NAPA
California valley that was one of the first American Viticultural Areas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
IROBOT
Asimov collection first published in 1950
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
GROWINGUP
*Maturing (... the first 3 letters and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
ANDYMURRAY
*2013 Wimbledon men's singles champion (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
PHONEJACK
*Connection spot for a landline (... the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
BINGEWATCH
*Get through a whole season in one sitting, say (... the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
8%
OHARE
Home of the first jet bridge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
8%
FARRAR
Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
8%
REST
Take five
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
8%
NOTETOSELF
Personal reminder ... or a hint to how the first letters of the starred clues' answers change
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
8%
ELEANOR
Roosevelt who was first lady for 12 years
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
8%
ODDJOBS
Taskrabbit tasks ... or what letters one, three, five, etc., in the starred clues' answers spell?
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
8%
EMMY
Statuette first awarded in 1949
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
8%
ALL
Bailiff's first word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
8%
EVO
Former Bolivian president Morales whose first name is hidden in "the vote"
Universal Crossword · Feb 16, 2026
8%
ERIC
George Orwell's real first name
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
8%
AVRIL
Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
8%
DENIM
Fabric first known as "sergé de Nîmes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
8%
ONE
Measure's first beat
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
8%
ADA
Programming language named for the first Countess of Lovelace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
8%
DOUG
Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
8%
FEIGNSIGNORANCE
Acts unknowledgeable (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
8%
MISSEDTHEBOAT
Lost out on an opportunity (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
8%
WARTSANDALL
Including imperfections (... the first 2 and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
8%
HELDAGRUDGE
Harbored resentment (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
8%
USA
Winners of the first FIFA Women's World Cup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
8%
UPTOP
"Gimme five!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
8%
SNL
Show Kristen Wiig has hosted five times, briefly
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
8%
RESTS
Takes five
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
8%
GERI
Ginger Spice's first name
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
8%
CINDERELLASTORY
Underdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
8%
ORNURSE
Surgeon's helper, for short (... last five letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
8%
MAKEMONEY
Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do?
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
8%
YORK
City where the Peppermint Pattie was first produced
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
8%
OCHOA
Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
8%
DAISY
Princess who first appeared in Super Mario Land
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
8%
WREN
Bird whose first letter is silent
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
8%
TOONIE
Canadian $2 coin (... first 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
8%
AMARANTH
"Ancient grain" that's actually a seed (... the first 6 letters of this answer)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
8%
ERODE
Slowly undermine (... first 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
8%
HYDRATED
Having drunk enough (... first 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
8%
PRIMES
**Three and five, but not four
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
8%
ETSY
The first item sold on it was a flamingo-print zip pouch
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
8%
DEBATER
Person who may be the first affirmative speaker
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
8%
POPSICLESTICK
Wooden piece in some DIY Christmas ornaments (... the last letter and the first 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
8%
TALKAGOODGAME
Speak convincingly (... the last 2 letters and the first 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
8%
ANDERSONCOOPER
CNN host and "60 Minutes" correspondent (In this clue's answer, note the last 4 letters and the first 1)
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
8%
OCEANS
Salty five
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
8%
MTV
Channel that launched with five VJs
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
8%
SPACE
One of five in this clue
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
8%
OSWALD
The Penguin's first name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
8%
TEN
Sum of the first three prime numbers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
8%
IDEA
Innovator's first step
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
8%
PLAYITBYEAR
Deliver a scoreless performance? (... first letter + the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
8%
GRAPHICTEE
Shirt with a design (... first 4 letters + the last letter)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
8%
PLANETARIUM
Theater where you can see all the biggest stars? (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
8%
OUTOFRANGE
Unable to pick up a signal (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 5 letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
8%
EID
Holiday that begins with the first sighting of the crescent moon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
8%
METACARPAL
Like five bones in the hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
8%
ERIK
Author Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mount Everest
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
8%
ORE
One of five resources in Catan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
8%
MUSEUM
The first "M" of MoMA
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
8%
ILLUSTRATION
Children's book feature (... first 5 letters + the last 3)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
8%
CHARACTERCODE
Letter's numeric value, in computing (... first 5 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
8%
PRESENTTENSE
Conjugation category (... first 3 letters + the last 5)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
8%
FROZENACCOUNT
Inaccessible bank holding (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
8%
ENEMY
Glinda, to Elphaba, at first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
8%
INSIDEOUT
Pixar movie that makes you experience five emotions at once?
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
8%
EMIL
Name hidden in "five miles"
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
8%
ABE
Prez on a five
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
8%
NICELYDONE
*"Great job!" (... the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
8%
SELFDRIVEN
*Intrinsically motivated (... the first two and last three letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
8%
FINGERWAVE
*S-shaped hairstyle (In this clue's answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
8%
MIXINGBOWLS
Places where ingredients become one ... and what the scrambled first words of 17-, 33- and 39-Across are doing?
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
8%
YAHTZEE
Game played with five dice
Universal Crossword · Nov 27, 2025
8%
SSN
ID first issued in 1936
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
8%
DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
8%
AGEONE
Timing of many first steps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2025
8%
EARVIN
Magic Johnson's first name
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
8%
AMBI
Both, at first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
8%
OBAMA
Former first lady Michelle
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
8%
TIPOFTHEHAT
Genteel gesture, or what can be found five times in this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
8%
SOUNDADVICE
Wise words ... or 17-, 28- and 44-Across, based on their first words?
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
8%
PLEASE
Polite word repeated in the Beatles' first album title
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
8%
SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
8%
URANUS
Planet beyond Saturn (... first two)
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
8%
UTENSILS
Sporks and chopsticks (... first three)
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
8%
CONDO
Individually owned unit (... this answer's first four)
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2025
8%
PAIGE
Bueckers who was first overall pick at the 2025 WNBA draft
Universal Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
8%
ATEAM
Starting five in basketball, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 31, 2025
8%
SAGEKOTSENBURG
Winner of the first Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
8%
SUPERSPORT
Like some motorcycles (... first 3 letters + the last 4)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
8%
BATTERYPACK
RC car's power source (... first 2 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
8%
BOOMORBUST
Like an extreme economy (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
8%
INERTIA
Subject of Newton's first law
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
8%
AIGENERATED
Created by ChatGPT, say (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last letter)
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
8%
AFTERYOU
"Please, go first"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
8%
POND
*With 13-Across, deeply missed (Hint: Start by reading the first letter of this answer and the second letter of 13-Across)
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
8%
ALTON
Rocksteady pioneer Ellis whose first name is an anagram of "tonal"
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
8%
OBAMAS
44th first family
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
8%
GREENJUICE
Healthy drink (... first 4 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
8%
CHEERSQUAD
Pom-pom posse (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
8%
SPACEMOUNTAIN
Magic Kingdom coaster that turned 50 in 2025 (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
8%
CHICKENNOODLE
Comforting kind of soup (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
8%
TEEN
Suffix for "four" or "six," but not "five"
Universal Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
8%
RESEAT
Upgrade to first class, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
8%
CHATEAU
*French manor (... first 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
8%
WAGEGAP
*Pay equality issue (... first 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
8%
SIPANDSEE
*Shower alternative? (... first 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
8%
TERSE
*Far from wordy (... the first 3 in this one)
Universal Crossword · Oct 8, 2025
8%
OPENS
Works the first shift at a café, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
8%
MUSICTASTE
Tendency to like rap, say ... or a hint to the playable first words of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
8%
ACTS
"Hamlet" has five
Universal Crossword · Oct 6, 2025
8%
STEPS
Toddlers' first ones are big news
Universal Crossword · Oct 4, 2025
8%
PSALM
Biblical song whose first letter is silent
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
8%
KEA
Mauna __: alphabetically first of two Hawaiian volcanoes with similar names
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
8%
ILLSTART
"Let me go first"
Universal Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
8%
ENOS
Seth's first son
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
8%
DRAFT
Writer's first effort
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
8%
THEDIVINECOMEDY
Dante work whose first section is "Inferno" (... letters 7-8 and 10-13)
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
8%
EASE
Word that sounds like its first and last letters
Universal Crossword · Sep 20, 2025
8%
OLYMPIC
___ Games (event whose symbol is five interlocking rings)
Universal Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
8%
MECCA
Site where the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
8%
RAISA
Soviet first lady Gorbacheva
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
8%
IGA
Tennis star Swiatek whose first name is hidden in "Big Apple"
Universal Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
8%
DOROTHEABATE
Archaeozoologist who was likely the first woman to work at London's Natural History Museum
Universal Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
8%
GEORGE
First president's first name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
8%
DEPARTINGFLIGHT
Plane trip that's getting off the ground (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 5 letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
8%
BLOWSAKISS
Expresses affection from afar (... first 2 letters + the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
8%
GLUTENFREE
Like bread made with rice flour (... first 2 letters + the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
8%
ETHICSVIOLATION
Moral breach (... first letter + the last 6 letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
8%
METRO
The first "M" of MGM
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
8%
ATLANTIS
Water world? (... first two letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
8%
TRYSTS
Lovers' meetings (... first three letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
8%
FORTHEWIN
Triumphant cry (... first four letters)
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
1%
ADAM
Guy known for his first-person perspective?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
1%
SLAP
High-five sound
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
IVE
K-pop girl group, or a first-person contraction
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
ISO
One-on-one play in a five-on-five b-ball game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
1%
UCONN
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
1%
LAST
__-in first-out
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
1%
CAIN
Eve's firstborn
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
1%
DIVE
Go in headfirst
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
1%
ATEIT
Fell face-first
Universal Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
1%
ODE
Poetic equivalent to a five-star review
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
1%
ONA
__ first-name basis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
1%
RAVED
Wrote a five-star review, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
1%
TEENAGER
Many a first-time voter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
1%
CASHREGISTER
Ones, fives, tens, etc.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 16, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "First of the five W's" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 193 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is WHO (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "First of the five W's"?
The best answer for "First of the five W's" is WHO with 3 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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