Start to melt
The crossword clue "Start to melt" is answered by THAW, a 4-letter entry. Used 36 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
THAW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THAW answer page.
Used 36 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 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.
- SOFTEN (6 uses in xd)
- GOSOFT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for THAW
Every other clue in this collection answered by THAW, most used first.
- Defrost - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Melt - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Spring event - used 39 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.
- From the start - ANEW, used 96 times
- Dynamic start - AERO, used 94 times
- Flying start? - AERO, used 89 times
- Start over - REDO, used 68 times
- Start of a play - ACTI, used 63 times
- Start the bidding - OPEN, used 61 times
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