Thespian's goal

The answer

ROLE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROLE answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ROLE

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

• Part - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
• Function - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
• Part to play - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor's part - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Part in a play - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Portrayal - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Actor's quest - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Auditioner's goal - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Acting part - used 36 times, most recently in 2022
• Play part - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Part in a movie - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Movie part - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Film part - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Capacity - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Stage part - used 17 times, most recently in 2010
• Thespian's quest - used 17 times, most recently in 2012
• Audition goal - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Character - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Customary function - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
• Performer's part - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Actor's assignment - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Characterization - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
• Acting job - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Part for an actor - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor's gig - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Cameo, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Playbill listing - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Romeo or Juliet - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Acting assignment - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Play thing? - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Proper function - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Understudy's study - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Type of model - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Audition reward - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Butler, to Gable - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Casting slot - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Job for an actor - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of model - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Part in a film - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Part on stage - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Something to play - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Auditioner's quest - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Casting assignment - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Dramatic part - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Movie credit information - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Stage persona - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Thespian's gig - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Balboa, to Stallone - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Cameo, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Cast assignment - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Patton, to Scott - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Starlet's quest - used 6 times, most recently in 2009

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.

• Goalie's goal - SAVE, used 23 times
• Candidate's goal - SEAT, used 22 times
• Sprinter's goal - TAPE, used 21 times
• Hockey goal. - CAGE, used 16 times
• Musical chairs goal - SEAT, used 16 times
• Audition goal - PART, used 14 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.