Opening word?
The crossword clue "Opening word?" is answered by SESAME, a 6-letter entry. Used 37 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SESAME
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SESAME answer page.
Used 37 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 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.
- HELLO (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for SESAME
Every other clue in this collection answered by SESAME, most used first.
- Bagel choice - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Magic word - PRESTO, used 59 times
- Magician's word - PRESTO, used 58 times
- "The magic word" - PLEASE, used 35 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.