The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ACTED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Had a role to play crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ACTED | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Had a role to play
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- act
 - part
 - support
 - pretend
 - represent
 - function
 - appear
 - cast
 - represented
 - person
 - create
 - speak
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ACTED verb- To do something.
 - To do (something); to perform.
 - To perform a theatrical role.
 - Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
 - To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
 - To convey an appearance of being.
 - To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
 - (construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
 - To play (a role).
 - To feign.
 - (construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
 - To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
 
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