The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EENY , but the solution may also be ONE … which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Start of a count crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EENY | 45 % | 4 |
| BALLS | 18 % | 5 |
| ONE | 18 % | 3 |
| STRIKEONE | 9 % | 9 |
| ONE … | 9 % | 7 |
Why may ONE be the right solution?
The answer "ONE" is the start of a count because it is the first number in a sequence.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Start of a count
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- one
- anticipate
- bargain
- beginning
- bell
- catch
- crime
- make
- nine
- past
- scores
- scoring
Crossword Answer definitions
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 EENY
- Counting-out word
- Countoff opener
- Start of a choose-up rhyme
- Start of a counting rhyme
- Billie Holiday's "__ Meeny Miney Mo"
- Meeny preceder
- Choice chant starter
- Choosing word
- ___ meeny miney mo
- Counting-game word
More clues leading to the result BALLS
- Orbs
- Derring-do
- Missing deliveries?
- Full count's trio
- Zone missers
- Coming-out affairs
- Golfer's purchase
- Fancy dances
- Umpire's supply
- Debutante dos
More clues leading to the result ONE
- 20% of a fin
- "A Chorus Line" number
- "My __ and Only"
- "__-Trick Pony" (Paul Simon film)
- "___ for the money"
- 10% of a sawbuck
- 1969 Three Dog Night hit
- Change-machine input
- Hole in ____
- Italian noble family
More clues leading to the result STRIKEONE
- Ump's call
- Umpire's call
- Ump's call, often based on a sequence found in the answers to starred clues
- Result of some successful pitches
- First call, perhaps
- First third of an out
- Call at home
- Call from home?
- First of three to be put out
- Start of a count