Got the ball rolling
The crossword clue "Got the ball rolling" is answered by BEGAN, a 5-letter entry. Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BEGAN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEGAN answer page.
Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 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.
- PIONEERED (1 uses in xd)
- PUTTPUTTED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEGAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEGAN, most used first.
- Started - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Kicked off - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Got started - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Commenced - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Initiated - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Took the first step - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Got going - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Originated. - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Launched - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Set off - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Got up - AROSE, used 218 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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