First word in Dante's "Inferno" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue First word in Dante's "Inferno" last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEL First word in Dante's "Inferno" (3) LA Times Daily Jul 2, 2017
95% HELL Setting for Dante's "Inferno" (4) USA Today Aug 7, 2025
70% ASHES Inferno remnants (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
70% THEDIVINECOMEDY Dante work whose first section is "Inferno" (... letters 7-8 and 10-13) (15) Universal Sep 23, 2025
70% DANTE "Inferno" author (5) Universal Sep 10, 2025
67% VIRGIL Dante's guide in the "Inferno" (6) New York Times May 18, 2025
67% UNDERWORLD Locale in Dante's 'Inferno' (10) New York Times Nov 26, 2022
67% CANTO Division of Dante's 'Inferno' (5) New York Times May 11, 2021
67% RITA Hayworth of "Dante's Inferno" (4)
67% EPIC Dante's "Inferno," e.g. (4)

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In Dante's "Inferno," the first word is "Nel," which means "In" in English. This Italian epic poem is the first part of "The Divine Comedy." "Nel" sets the tone for Dante's journey through Hell.