"For starters ..."

The answer

FIRST

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIRST answer page.

Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 8 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.

• INTHEFIRSTPLACE (3 uses in xd)
• FIRSTLY (2 uses in xd)
• ATFIRST (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for FIRST

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

• Historic event - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Gold medalist's place - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Leading - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Blue-ribbon position - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Primary - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Initial - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• At the head of the line - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• In the lead - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "Who's on ___?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Original - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Who's position - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
• Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
• For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
• Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
• Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
• For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times

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