Play start
The crossword clue "Play start" is answered by ACTI, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ACTI
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACTI answer page.
Used 38 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 11 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.
- ACTONE (7 uses in xd)
- SCENEI (1 uses in xd)
- SCENEONE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACTI
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACTI, most used first.
- Play opener - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- First part of a play - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Start of a play - used 63 times, most recently in 2025
- Overture follower - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- When Romeo meets Juliet - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- 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
- From the start - ANEW, used 96 times
- Dynamic start - AERO, used 94 times
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