Play opener
The crossword clue "Play opener" is answered by ACTI, a 4-letter entry. Used 120 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ACTI
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACTI answer page.
Used 120 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ACTONE (30 uses in xd)
- SCENEI (6 uses in xd)
- FIRSTACT (2 uses in xd)
- SCENEONE (2 uses in xd)
- ACTIPHONES (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Pay to play - ANTE, used 214 times
- Part to play - ROLE, used 149 times
- Play parts - ACTS, used 131 times
- Play group - CAST, used 109 times
- Play divisions - ACTS, used 94 times
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