The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STARTS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
Gets going crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STARTS | 22 % | 6 |
| AROUSES | 11 % | 7 |
| STARTSIN | 11 % | 8 |
| REVSUP | 7 % | 6 |
| PRODS | 7 % | 5 |
| INITIATES | 4 % | 9 |
| EXCITES | 4 % | 7 |
| HITSTHEROAD | 4 % | 11 |
| MOVES | 4 % | 5 |
| BESTIRS | 4 % | 7 |
| HOPSTOIT | 4 % | 8 |
| SCRAMS | 4 % | 6 |
| EMBARKS | 4 % | 7 |
| ANIMATES | 4 % | 8 |
| ROLLS | 4 % | 5 |
| JUMPSTARTS | 4 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets going
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- starts
- get going
- commences
- begins
- get started
- starting
- goings
- start off
- progresses
- activates
- fire up
- goings on
Crossword Answer definitions
STARTS 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 STARTS
- They may be running or flying
- Begins to play
- Begins
- Gets out of the gate
- Launches
- Commences
- Flinches
- Kicks off
- Partner of fits
- Fits companion
More clues leading to the result AROUSES
- Stirs up
- Turns on
- Stirs
- Lights a fire under
- Builds a fire under
- Stimulates
- Gets going
- Sparks
- Gets excited
- Stirs to action
More clues leading to the result STARTSIN
More clues leading to the result REVSUP
- Accelerates
- Races the engine
- Accelerates sharply
- Gets really excited
- Energizes
- Intensifies
- Excites
- Guns
- Gives the gas
- Gets going
More clues leading to the result PRODS
- Stimulates
- Tries to motivate
- "Get going" jabs
- Urges on
- Elbows
- Spurs to action
- Gives a poke to
- Digs into
- Goads
- Cattle zappers
More clues leading to the result INITIATES
More clues leading to the result EXCITES
More clues leading to the result HITSTHEROAD
More clues leading to the result MOVES
- Pulls up stakes
- Gets a change of scenery?
- Relocates
- Chess turns
- Chess choice
- Leaves town, maybe
- Doesn't freeze
- Shifts
- Changes places
- Chess activity
More clues leading to the result BESTIRS
- Gets moving
- Rouses to action
- Rouses
- Causes to move
- Acts vigorously.
- Rouses to action.
- Rouses oneself
- Rouses oneself, old-style
- Rallies
- Gets going
More clues leading to the result HOPSTOIT
More clues leading to the result SCRAMS
- Hightails it
- Gets the heck out of Dodge
- Splits
- Beats it
- Hits the road
- Gets out
- Takes a powder
- Skedaddles
- Clears out
- Beats it.
More clues leading to the result EMBARKS
- Sets off
- Boards at the dock
- Boards a ship
- Engages in an enterprise.
- Goes aboard.
- Starts (on).
- Boards.
- Gets going
- Puts to sea
- Sets sail
More clues leading to the result ANIMATES
- Does some video game work
- Fills with life
- Works for Studio Ghibli, say
- Vitalizes
- Encourages
- Brings life to
- Makes a Minnie series?
- Gets moving
- Inspirits.
- Draws, as for TV commercials.
More clues leading to the result ROLLS
- Restaurant freebies
- Dinner crescents
- See 22 Across
- Pricey wheels
- Basketful at dinner
- Restaurant freebie
- Lucky streaks
- Fancy-schmancy ride
- Classy wheels
- Bakery buys