The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCRATCH , but the solution may also be LET’S BEGIN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Starting line crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRATCH | 13 % | 7 |
| LET’S BEGIN | 13 % | 13 |
| ATEAM | 13 % | 5 |
| HOWSTHINGS | 13 % | 10 |
| JUMPINGOFFPLACE | 13 % | 15 |
| READYSETGO | 13 % | 10 |
| ONYOURMARK | 13 % | 10 |
| TAW | 13 % | 3 |
Why may LETS-BEGIN be the right solution?
"LET'S BEGIN" is the right solution because it is a common phrase used to indicate the start of something, like a race or a project. In the context of a crossword clue asking for a "Starting line," "LET'S BEGIN" is a fitting answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Starting line
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- start
- starting gate
- starting point
- start off
- start out
- beginning
- starter
- started
- running start
- start up
- first line
- flying start
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRATCH noun- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- An aberration.
- A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- Money.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- A scratch wig.
- A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To dig or excavate with the claws.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
- (from scratchpad) Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result LET’S BEGIN
More clues leading to the result ATEAM
- Hannibal's army?
- Peppard's TV group
- Mr. T of "The ____," TV series
- Mr. T's TV gang
- Mr. T's series, with "The"
- Special Forces unit
- Col. Hannibal Smith's group
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More clues leading to the result HOWSTHINGS
More clues leading to the result JUMPINGOFFPLACE
- Starting point for a trip
- Where to start from
- Starting point
- Starting mark
- Diving board, e.g.
- Where to take the plunge
- Far out
- Where to start
- Springboard?
- Starting line
More clues leading to the result READYSETGO
- Opening call
- Race-starting phrase
- Starter's command.
- Starter's call
- Words before a race
- Starting line
- Running start?
- Buildup to a race
- This puzzle's theme
- Key phrase in this crossword