Begin to grow
The crossword clue "Begin to grow" is answered by SPROUT, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPROUT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPROUT answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 7 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.
Other clues for SPROUT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPROUT, most used first.
- Germinate - used 7 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.
- Begin a journey - SETOUT, used 17 times
- Grow molars - TEETHE, used 17 times
- Begin to like - TAKETO, used 12 times
- Grow up - MATURE, used 11 times
- Grow fond of - TAKETO, used 10 times
- Begin to blush - REDDEN, used 8 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.