"This ___ be the start..." Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "This ___ be the start..." . We have found 41 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 COULD.

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COULD "This ___ be the start..." (5)
95% ONSET Start (5) LA Times Daily Oct 28, 2025
95% ONSETS Starts (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
95% BEGIN "Start!" (5) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
93% SETOUT Start (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 19, 2025
93% ESS Start's start? (3) Universal Sep 6, 2021
88% READYSETGO Starting line at a starting line (10) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
85% ANEW Start ___ (start afresh) (4)
85% HORS Start of a start of a menu? (4) New York Times Feb 24, 2018
85% GETGOADING Start-or start urging? (10)
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