Play group

The answer

ACTS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACTS answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 4 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.

• CAST (109 uses in xd)
• TEAM (10 uses in xd)
• LEAGUE (6 uses in xd)
• TROUPE (3 uses in xd)
• ROSTER (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ACTS

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

• Play parts - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
• Play divisions - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
• New Testament book - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Performs in a play - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Does something - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Performs - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Deeds - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Plays a role - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Behaves - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Takes steps - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
• Doesn't just sit there - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• __ up; misbehaves - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
• Book of the Bible. - used 36 times, most recently in 2007
• Plays a part - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Bible book - used 35 times, most recently in 2012
• Performances - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Performs on stage - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Book after John - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hamlet" quintet - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Makes a move - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Random ___ of kindness - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ of the Apostles - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Parts of a play - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Book before Romans - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Makes a scene? - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Follower of John - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• "Hamlet" has five - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Parts of plays - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Play makeup - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Play segments - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Circus lineup - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Circus routines - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Goes on stage - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Treads the boards - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• N.T. book - used 16 times, most recently in 1999
• Variety show lineup - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Performs a role - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Pretenses - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Stops stalling - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Vaudeville turns. - used 13 times, most recently in 1976
• Biblical book - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• Exploits - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• "Macbeth" quintet - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Takes the stage - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bible book after John - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Follower of the Gospels - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Performs in a film - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Divisions of a play - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Feigns - used 10 times, most recently in 1972
• Is in a cast - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Isn't idle - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Statutes - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Fifth book of the New Testament - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Is decisive - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Pretends - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Talent show lineup - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Book of the New Testament. - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Drama divisions - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Play things - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Plays a part on stage - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Segments of a play - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "America's Got Talent" segments - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Comedy routines - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Does a thespian's turn - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Doesn't sit by - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Functions. - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
• Gets off the fence - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• New Testament book, for short - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Nightclub routines - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Quits stalling - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Takes measures - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Takes the bull by the horns - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Book after the Gospels - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Book of apostolic deeds - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Congressional output - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Decrees - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Does one's part? - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• New Testament chronicle - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Performs in a movie - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Performs onstage - used 6 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.

• Splinter group - SECT, used 217 times
• Pay to play - ANTE, used 214 times
• Part to play - ROLE, used 149 times
• Coop group - HENS, used 131 times
• Play opener - ACTI, used 120 times
• Military group - UNIT, used 117 times

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