Initiated
The crossword clue "Initiated" is answered by BEGAN, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BEGAN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEGAN answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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 the ball rolling - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Got started - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Commenced - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- 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
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