Starts
The crossword clue "Starts" is answered by ONSETS, a 6-letter entry. Used 37 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONSETS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONSETS answer page.
Used 37 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 11 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.
- SETSOUT (6 uses in xd)
- BEGINS (5 uses in xd)
- INITIATES (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONSETS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONSETS, most used first.
- Beginnings - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Black Sea port - ODESSA, used 224 times
- Recently - OFLATE, used 125 times
- Punctual - ONTIME, used 116 times
- Prayer - ORISON, used 98 times
- Cantankerous - ORNERY, used 94 times
- Marked down - ONSALE, used 92 times
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