Opening words
The crossword clue "Opening words" is answered by INTRO, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
INTRO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INTRO answer page.
Used 38 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 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.
- PROLOG (3 uses in xd)
- SESAMES (3 uses in xd)
- INTROS (2 uses in xd)
- SAYAH (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for INTRO
Every other clue in this collection answered by INTRO, most used first.
- Opening remarks - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Lead-in - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Foreword - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Prologue - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Prelude - used 28 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.
- Clarifying words - IMEAN, used 70 times
- At ___ for words - ALOSS, used 63 times
- Man of many words - ROGET, used 58 times
- Words on a Wonderland cake - EATME, used 40 times
- Wise words - ADAGE, used 35 times
- Wishful words - IHOPE, used 33 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.