Parts in a play
The crossword clue "Parts in a play" is answered by ROLES, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
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ROLES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROLES answer page.
Used 13 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ROLES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROLES, most used first.
- Parts - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Functions - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Play parts - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Acting parts - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Parts to play - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Parts for actors - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Cameos, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Romeo and Juliet, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Actors' parts - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Film parts - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Casting director's assignments - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Casting slots - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Casting assignments - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Customary functions - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Portrayals - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Play part - SCENE, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- Parts of hearts - ATRIA, used 95 times
- Pays to play - ANTES, used 71 times
- Shoe parts - SOLES, used 69 times
- Hammer parts - PEENS, used 62 times
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