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Pitches the first inning

Answer: STARTS - 6 letters

The crossword clue "Pitches the first inning" is answered by STARTS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.

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STARTS

STARTS

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STARTS answer page.

6Times used
6Distinct years
2024Most recent year
2Publications

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for STARTS

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

  • Begins - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
  • Kicks off - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
  • Gets going - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
  • Commences - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
  • Gets underway - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
  • Initiates - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
  • Beginnings - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
  • Goes first - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
  • Launches - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
  • Sets off - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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