The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word START , but the solution may also be BEEFEATER (B – Gin) which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Begin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| START | 27 % | 5 |
| SETIN | 11 % | 5 |
| OPEN | 7 % | 4 |
| ARISE | 5 % | 5 |
| INITIATE | 5 % | 8 |
| SETTO | 5 % | 5 |
| STARTOFF | 4 % | 8 |
| STARTOUT | 3 % | 8 |
| ENTER | 3 % | 5 |
| SETOUT | 3 % | 6 |
| ORIGINATE | 2 % | 9 |
| STARTIN | 2 % | 7 |
| STARTON | 2 % | 7 |
| ENTERON | 2 % | 7 |
| GOTOIT | 1 % | 6 |
| KICKOFF | 1 % | 7 |
| FALLTO | 1 % | 6 |
| INCEPT | 1 % | 6 |
| STARTUP | 1 % | 7 |
| OPENUP | 1 % | 6 |
| SETABOUT | 1 % | 8 |
| PREFACE | 1 % | 7 |
| RISE | 1 % | 4 |
| LEADOFF | 1 % | 7 |
| GETUNDERWAY | 0 % | 11 |
| TAKEUP | 0 % | 6 |
| TURNTO | 0 % | 6 |
| COMMENCE | 0 % | 8 |
| INAUGURATE | 0 % | 10 |
| STRIKEUP | 0 % | 8 |
| BEEFEATER (B – Gin) | 0 % | 21 |
| SETTOWORK | 0 % | 9 |
| GERMINATE | 0 % | 9 |
| ARISES | 0 % | 6 |
| GETGOING | 0 % | 8 |
Why may START be the right solution?
The word "START" is the right solution because it means to begin or initiate something. It's a common synonym for the word "begin" and fits perfectly with the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Begin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- start
- commence
- get
- start up
- lead off
- embark on
- set about
- set out
- start out
- starts
- started
- proceed
Crossword Answer definitions
START noun- The beginning of an activity.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- To begin, commence, initiate.
- To begin an activity.
- To have its origin (at), begin.
- To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
- To break away, to come loose.
- To put into play.
- To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- To start one's periods (menstruation).
- A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
- A handle, especially that of a plough.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result START
- Kick off
- Square one
- Begin
- Open
- Set in motion
- Appropriate word here?
- Hit the trail
- Select neighbor, on old controllers
- Instructions, part 3
- Set moving
More clues leading to the result SETIN
- Place an impression on stone
- __ stone (unchangeable)
- Become prevalent
- Take hold
- Arrive gradually, as darkness
- Direct toward shore
- Got under way
- Become established
- Take effect
- Become permanent
More clues leading to the result OPEN
- "___ Sesame!"
- Begin bidding
- Certain tourney
- Hold jacks or better
- Kind of enrollment
- Ready for business
- Receptive
- Start the bidding
- Start the business day
- Storefront sign
More clues leading to the result ARISE
More clues leading to the result INITIATE
More clues leading to the result SETTO
More clues leading to the result STARTOFF
More clues leading to the result STARTOUT
- Begin
- Set off
- Embark.
- Enter upon some course of action.
- Set sail.
- Begin.
- Leave.
- Embark
- Get going
- Drop or fall?
More clues leading to the result ENTER
- "Step right in!"
- "__ Laughing" ('67 film)
- Log
- Oft-used computer key
- PC key
- Stage direction
- Become a member
- Computer key
- Go in
- Go onstage
More clues leading to the result SETOUT
- Intend (to)
- Embark
- Hit the trail
- Begin
- Begin a journey
- Embark, as on a journey
- Commence
- Begin a trip
- Begin traveling
- Undertake
More clues leading to the result ORIGINATE
More clues leading to the result STARTIN
- Commence
- Take the first bite, e.g.
- Pick a fight
- Get to work
- Take the first step
- Begin.
- Begin
- Begin work
- Get to work (on)
- Commence working
More clues leading to the result STARTON
More clues leading to the result ENTERON
- Begin to take action
- Begin, as an adventure
- Set about
- Begin
- Digestive tract.
- Begin.
- Start.
- Undertake.
- Undertake
- Embryonic system
More clues leading to the result GOTOIT
- "Begin!"
- "What are you waiting for?"
- "Knock yourself out!"
- "Begin"
- Begin immediately
- "Dig in!"
- Begin
- "Get busy!"
- Get cracking
- Get started
More clues leading to the result KICKOFF
More clues leading to the result FALLTO
- Become the job of
- Begin.
- Start eating
- Begin to enjoy a feast
- Start energetically
- Get beaten by
- Begin
- Be defeated by
More clues leading to the result INCEPT
- Eat, old-style
- Eat
- Begin.
- Commence.
- Begin or undertake.
- Rudiment
- Become an M.A. at Cambridge
- Receive an advanced degree at Cambridge
- Receive as a member
- Receive
More clues leading to the result STARTUP
- New business venture
- Get running
- Risky investment
- Entrepreneur's creation
- Brand-new business
- Set in motion
- Fledgling company
- Begin
- Entrepreneur's venture
- New venture
More clues leading to the result OPENUP
- Speak freely
- "This is the police"
- "I know you're in there!"
- Disclose
- Let it all out
- Speak candidly
- Share one's emotions
- "Let me in!"
- Confess
- Not hold it in
More clues leading to the result SETABOUT
More clues leading to the result PREFACE
- Introductory remarks
- First words
- Book opening
- Book's section
- Appendix counterpart
- Literary foreword
- Opening words
- Its pages are often numbered i, ii, iii, etc.
- Where some thank-yous are written
- Introduce.
More clues leading to the result RISE
- "___ and shine!"
- Anticipate the anthem
- Greet the judge
- Levitate
- Lose a lap
- Prepare to shine?
- Shaving-cream name
- Ascend
- Emulate the sun
- First name in sopranos
More clues leading to the result LEADOFF
- Begin (appropriately)
- Batting position
- "Bat first," in the national pastime
- Begin
- Bat first
- Bat first.
- Start.
- Begin.
- Start the ball rolling
- First up
More clues leading to the result GETUNDERWAY
More clues leading to the result TAKEUP
- Begin an interest in
- Seize on
- Learn, as a hobby
- Start, as a new hobby
- Start, as a hobby
- Start to discuss
- Make shorter.
- Occupy (time).
- Become interested in.
- Begin to learn.
More clues leading to the result TURNTO
- "Who Can I ___?" (Tony Bennett favorite)
- Become
- Seek help from
- Seek advice from
- Call upon
- Face
- Ask for help from
- Seek aid from
- Look for help from
- Request help from
More clues leading to the result COMMENCE
More clues leading to the result INAUGURATE
More clues leading to the result STRIKEUP
- Start, as a conversation
- Begin
- Begin, as a conversation
- Initiate, as a conversation
- "___ the band . . . "
- Initiate
- Start off
- Start
- ____ the Band : 1940 movie
More clues leading to the result BEEFEATER (B – Gin)
More clues leading to the result SETTOWORK
More clues leading to the result GERMINATE
More clues leading to the result ARISES
- Crops up
- Pops up
- Gets up
- Originates
- Emerges
- Comes to light
- Comes up
- Comes to mind
- Moves upward
- Gets out of bed