The clue "optimal" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on December 29, 2024. The correct answer for this puzzle is "IDEAL", a 5-letter word.
Solution IDEAL is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution IDEAL is 5 letters long. We have 4 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 30 solutions. The longest is QUINTESSENTIAL with 14 letters, and the shortest is TOP with 3 letters.
Correct, clue "OPTIMAL" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 21 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
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Solutions are between 3 and 14 letters long.
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| As good as it gets (7) | |
| Most favourable (7) | |