Act opener
The crossword clue "Act opener" is answered by SCENEI, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCENEI
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCENEI answer page.
Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 8 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.
- SCENEONE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCENEI
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCENEI, most used first.
- Act starter - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Start of an act - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Theater opening - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- First part of an act - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Play opener - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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 opener - ACTONE, used 30 times
- Act parts - SCENES, used 28 times
- Act as a go-between - LIAISE, used 25 times
- Carol opener - ADESTE, used 19 times
- First act - OPENER, used 19 times
- Ceremonial act - RITUAL, used 11 times
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