I had been first but didn't work Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue I had been first but didn't work . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDLED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDLED I had been first but didn't work (5)
6% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
6% MUSTA "___ been something I said!" (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
6% ONLY "If ___ I had known!" (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
6% IDEA "I had no ___!" (4)
5% RAPSONGS Ice-T compositions (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% HAS "It ___ been a year!" (3) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
5% WORE Had on (4) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
5% OPENS Works the first shift at a café, say (5) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
5% STEAK Sirloin or T-bone (5) Newsday Oct 7, 2025
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