Initial Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Initial featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on November 18, 2025. 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 FIRST.

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6 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
FIRST Initial (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
INAUGURAL Initial (9) The Sun Two Speed Feb 9, 2018
MAIDEN Initial (6)
PREMIERE Initial (8)
OKAY Initial (4)
LTR Initial (3)

34 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
25% ATFIRST Initially (7) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
25% INIT Initials, initially (4)
23% ATTHESTART Initially (10) Premier Sunday Jun 22, 2025
23% STARTED Initiated (7) Mirror Tea Time Dec 16, 2024
23% INSTIGATORS Initiators (11)
23% BEGINWITH To __ (initially) (9) Newsday Apr 30, 2024
23% SETINMOTION Initiate (11) The Telegraph Quick Jun 1, 2023
23% STARTON Initiate (7) Newsday Apr 30, 2023
23% AT FIRST Initially (8) The Times Concise Feb 21, 2022
23% RESOURCE Initiative (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 10, 2021

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