Function.

The answer

ACT

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACT answer page.

Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2001; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• USE (190 uses in xd)
• ROLE (161 uses in xd)
• OPERATE (17 uses in xd)
• USAGE (9 uses in xd)
• WORK (7 uses in xd)

Other clues for ACT

Every other clue in this collection answered by ACT, most used first.

• Do something - used 232 times, most recently in 2026
• Play part - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
• Play division - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
• Take steps - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Performance - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Behave - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Pretense - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Play a role - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Play a part - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Drama division - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of a play - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Perform - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Perform in a play - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Deed - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
• Make a scene? - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Perform on stage - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Tread the boards - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Statute - used 41 times, most recently in 2018
• Pretend - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Play segment - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Charade - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Put-on - used 30 times, most recently in 2017
• Don't just sit there - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a move - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Step into character - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Do one's part? - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Be in a cast - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• "___ your age!" - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Take measures - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Routine - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Be decisive - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• False front - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Play part, or play a part - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Play the part - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Revue segment - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Circus routine - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Feign - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Simulate. - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
• House work - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Make believe - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Opera division - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Get off the fence - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Perform a role - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Pretend to be - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Affordable Care ___ - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Show piece - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Fake it - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Pretend to be someone you're not? - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Be a thespian - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Decree - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Opera part - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Perform onstage - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Piece of legislation - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Put on a show - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• __ up; misbehave - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Law - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Play a role in a film - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Role-play - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Take the stage - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Appear in a play - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Creation of Congress - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Section of a play - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Stop stalling - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Bill's possible future - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
• Bit of legislation - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Comport oneself - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Do not delay - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Don't just stand there - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• False show - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Get busy - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• It's the law - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Perform in a movie - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• SAT alternative - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Shtick - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• "Sister ___" (Whoopi Goldberg film) - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Congressional statute - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Do your part - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a decision - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Masquerade - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Perform in a film - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Play a part, or part of a play - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Play one's part - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Take a part - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Take the initiative - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "America's Got Talent" segment - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Appear in a film - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Appear in a picture - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Circus performance - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Class __ - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Congress creation - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Facade - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Ham it up - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• It may be hard to follow - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Misbehave (with "up") - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• __ of Congress - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Personate - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Ruse - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Stop being apathetic - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Take to the stage - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Vaudeville routine - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Function - USE, used 190 times
• Trig. function - COS, used 37 times
• Find a function for - USE, used 21 times
• Trig function, for short - COS, used 13 times
• Start to function? - DYS, used 10 times
• Prefix with function - DYS, used 8 times

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