Makes the first move in a game Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Makes the first move in a game . 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 OPENS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPENS Makes the first move in a game (5)
4% SHY Unlikely to make the first move, say (3) USA Today Dec 26, 2025
3% ROUGHS Makes uneven channels, but not at first (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 18, 2026
3% UNO Card game where yelling the name of the game makes you the target of scheming (3)
3% ASIAN ___ Games, event first held in 70-Across (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
3% HOPTO "-- it!" ("Get a move on!") (5) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
3% ASTIR On the move (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 9, 2026
3% ZIPS Moves fast (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
3% FLOWS Moves effortlessly (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
3% LUNGE Desperate move (5) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
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