Race unit

The answer to “Race unit” in the The Washington Post crossword is KILOMETER — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on August 1, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 61-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Race unit” answer

KILOMETER (9 letters)

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Why the answer is KILOMETER

A common distance measure for runners and road trips alike 🏃

What does KILOMETER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of KILOMETER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Race unit” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 1, 2026 (most recent) → KILOMETER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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