The clue "BETTER THAN" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 17, 2021. The correct answer for this puzzle is "ABOVE", a 5-letter word.
Solution ABOVE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ABOVE is 5 letters long. We have 3 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 11 solutions. The longest is ACUTABOVE with 9 letters, and the shortest is TOP with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 9 letters long.