Takes steps

The answer

ACTS

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

Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 13 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.

• WALKS (6 uses in xd)
• PACES (3 uses in xd)
• ACTSON (2 uses in xd)
• STRIDES (2 uses in xd)
• DANCES (1 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
• Performs in a play - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Does something - used 55 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
• Doesn't just sit there - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• __ up; misbehaves - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
• Plays a part - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Performances - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Performs on stage - used 30 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.

• Takes advantage of - USES, used 193 times
• Takes to court - SUES, used 182 times
• Takes home - NETS, used 58 times
• It takes the cake - OVEN, used 55 times
• Takes a chair - SITS, used 46 times
• Takes a load off - SITS, used 43 times

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