Crossword answer
IFS
3 letters · Used for 23 different clues · 86 appearances · Last seen USA Today, October 8, 2026
Letter pattern
IFS
Clues that lead to IFS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
What-___ (hypotheticals)3USA TodayOct 8, 2026
What-___ (things that could have happened)3Daily ThemedOct 8, 2026
No ___ ands or buts3Crosswords With FriendsOct 1, 2026
What-___ (hypothetical questions)3Crosswords With FriendsSep 21, 2026
Uncertainties3USA TodaySep 10, 2026
Hypotheticals3USA TodaySep 4, 2026
Associates of ands and buts (3)3The GuardianAug 30, 2026
Potentialities3New York TimesAug 30, 2026
Conditions3New York TimesAug 27, 2026
Objections (with buts) (3)3The GuardianAug 22, 2026
Contingencies3USA TodayAug 6, 2026
Things that could happen3New York TimesJul 25, 2026
Hypothetical scenarios3NYT MidiJun 28, 2026
Stipulations3LA TimesJun 7, 2026
What-___ (uncertainties)3Crosswords With FriendsMay 14, 2026
Maybes3New York TimesJan 8, 2026
Waifs have them, suggesting possibilities3Evening StandardOct 18, 2025
They may or may not happen3New York TimesAug 30, 2025
Basic BASIC statements3New York TimesJul 27, 2025
Uncertain factors3NewsdayJul 23, 2025
They're debatable3NewsdayJun 7, 2025
Programming conditionals3New York TimesFeb 19, 2025
What-___ (things that might have happened)3Daily ThemedFeb 14, 2024
About IFS in crosswords
IFS is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 86 times in our database across 23 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “What-___ (hypotheticals)” in the USA Today crossword on October 8, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
ORGNon-profit URL ender
PADBoulderer's safety item
HUBChicago O'Hare or Philadelphia International, for American Airlines
RANOrganised hurriedly?
MOEOne of the Stooges
IMO"If you ask me ...," in a text
ERAWhat E stands for in BCE
FROTo and ___ (back and forth)
ANN__ Arbor, MI
TECSleuth, slangily
ELKReindeer cousin
ENTFangorn Forest creature
UGG___ boots (sheepskin footwear that originated in Australia)
AMTTsp. or tbsp.
Every appearance of IFS (86)
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Oct 8, 2026
What-___ (hypotheticals) · USA Today · 27 Down
Oct 8, 2026
What-___ (things that could have happened) · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Oct 1, 2026
No ___ ands or buts · Crosswords With Friends · 44
Sep 23, 2026
"No ___, ands or buts!" · NYT Midi · 6 Across
Sep 21, 2026
What-___ (hypothetical questions) · Crosswords With Friends · 10
Sep 10, 2026
Uncertainties · USA Today · 52 Across
Sep 9, 2026
Uncertainties · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Sep 4, 2026
Hypotheticals · USA Today · 56 Down
Aug 30, 2026
Associates of ands and buts (3) · The Guardian · 4 Down
Aug 30, 2026
Potentialities · New York Times · 10 Down
Aug 27, 2026
Conditions · New York Times · 49 Across
Aug 26, 2026
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 60 Across
Aug 22, 2026
Objections (with buts) (3) · The Guardian · 21 Across
Aug 9, 2026
Hypotheticals · NYT Midi · 5 Down
Aug 6, 2026
Contingencies · USA Today · 5 Across
Jul 29, 2026
"No ___, ands or buts!" · USA Today · 3 Down
Jul 28, 2026
Hypotheticals · NYT Midi · 1 Down
Jul 25, 2026
Things that could happen · New York Times · 47 Across
Jul 13, 2026
Hypotheticals · New York Times · 41 Across
Jul 3, 2026
Hypotheticals · Crosswords With Friends · 47
Jun 30, 2026
"No ___, ands, or buts" · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Jun 28, 2026
Hypothetical scenarios · NYT Midi · 14 Across
Jun 22, 2026
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Stipulations · LA Times · Down
May 18, 2026
Conditions · Wall Street Journal · 23 Across
May 14, 2026
What-___ (uncertainties) · Crosswords With Friends · 40
May 1, 2026
Hypotheticals · LA Times · Down
Apr 12, 2026
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Mar 30, 2026
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Mar 12, 2026
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Feb 22, 2026
Hypotheticals · New York Times · 28 Down
Jan 22, 2026
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jan 8, 2026
Maybes · New York Times · 34 Down
Dec 14, 2025
"No ___, ands or buts!" · New York Times · 27 Across
Nov 30, 2025
"No ___, ands, or buts" · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Oct 18, 2025
Waifs have them, suggesting possibilities · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Oct 3, 2025
What-___ (uncertainties) · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Oct 1, 2025
Hypotheticals · New York Times · 56 Down
Sep 24, 2025
"No __, ands or buts!" · Newsday · Down
Sep 19, 2025
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down
Sep 7, 2025
"No ___, ands, or buts" · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Aug 31, 2025
Hypotheticals · Newsday · Down
Aug 30, 2025
They may or may not happen · New York Times · 9 Down
Aug 29, 2025
"No ___, ands or buts!" · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Aug 24, 2025
Hypotheticals · New York Times · 5 Down
Jul 28, 2025
"No ___, ands or buts!" · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Jul 27, 2025
Basic BASIC statements · New York Times · 98 Across
Jul 23, 2025
Uncertain factors · Newsday · Down
Jun 7, 2025
They're debatable · Newsday · Across
Mar 17, 2025
"No __, ands, or buts!" · Newsday · Down
Feb 19, 2025
Programming conditionals · New York Times · 11 Across
Oct 15, 2024
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Aug 26, 2024
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Aug 9, 2024
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Jun 7, 2024
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
May 25, 2024
What-___ (hypothetical questions) · Daily Themed · 53 Down
Apr 29, 2024
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Mar 26, 2024
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Feb 14, 2024
What-___ (things that might have happened) · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Feb 5, 2024
"No ___, ands or buts!" · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jan 29, 2024
What-___ (hypothetical questions) · Daily Themed · 39 Across
Jan 15, 2024
"No ___, ands or buts!" · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jan 2, 2024
What-___ (hypothetical questions) · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Dec 11, 2023
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Across
Oct 30, 2023
"What-___" (hypothetical questions) · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Oct 13, 2023
"No ___, ands or buts!" · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Oct 3, 2023
What-___ (things that could have happened) · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Sep 13, 2023
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Down
Jul 14, 2023
What-___ (things that might have happened) · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Jul 3, 2023
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 43 Down
May 29, 2023
What-___ (hypothetical questions) · Daily Themed · 51 Across
May 17, 2023
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 23 Across
Apr 18, 2023
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Feb 27, 2023
"No ___, ands, or buts!" · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Feb 13, 2023
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Across
Feb 8, 2023
"No ___, ands or buts!" · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Jan 31, 2023
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Oct 17, 2022
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Jul 29, 2022
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down
May 25, 2022
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
May 12, 2022
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Aug 11, 2021
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Down
Apr 29, 2021
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Mar 1, 2021
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Jan 9, 2021
Conditions · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Apr 16, 2020
Waifs have them, suggesting possibilities · Evening Standard · 16 Down