Made the first bid
The crossword clue "Made the first bid" is answered by OPENED, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OPENED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPENED answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OPENED
Every other clue in this collection answered by OPENED, most used first.
- Started the bidding - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Unlocked - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Unwrapped - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Bid first - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Began. - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Kicked off - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Warmed up the crowd - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Began playing on Broadway - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Bet first - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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 thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Made amends - ATONED, used 81 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
- Capital of the Bahamas - NASSAU, used 64 times
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