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First word in a fairy tale

Last seen in Universal Crossword September 8, 2023 Answers

The crossword puzzle clue "First word in a fairy tale" has 169 known solutions in our database. Featured most recently in the Universal Crossword puzzle on September 8, 2023, the highest-ranked answer is ONCE (4 letters) with 99% confidence. We compile solutions from major crossword publications to ensure accuracy.

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169 Other Potential Answers

99%
ONCE
First word in a fairy tale
Universal Crossword · Sep 8, 2023
8%
OGRES
Fairy tale baddies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
8%
OGRE
Fairy tale brute
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
8%
FREEDOM
First Amendment word
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
8%
SEE
Last word of the first verse of "Amazing Grace"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
8%
MAMA
First word for some babies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
8%
TIS
First word of "Simple Gifts"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
8%
ALL
Bailiff's first word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
4%
EGAD
"My word!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
YUM
Lip-smacking word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
NOBEL
Prize first awarded in 1901
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
SAYSO
Last word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
4%
LEADS
Goes first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
4%
GORILLAMONSOON
Hall of Fame wrestler who was a commentator for the first eight Wrestlemanias
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
4%
CHECKINDESK
Conventioneer's first stop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
4%
NON
Only word spoken in "Silent Movie"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
4%
STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
4%
UNIT
Second, but not first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
4%
SWORE
Gave one's word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
4%
DRNO
James Bond's first movie foe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
4%
BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
4%
MALL
Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
4%
ELSE
Conditional word in Python
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
4%
EPIC
Grand-scale tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
JILL
Former first lady Biden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
4%
EAST
Direction that plays first in mahjong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
4%
NEE
Alumna bio word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
4%
SOIHEAR
"That's the word on the street"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
4%
OUR
Possessive word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
4%
YES
Ouija board word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
4%
MUMS
"__ the word!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
4%
UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
ALAS
Woeful word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
4%
THAN
Comparison word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
4%
ASK
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
4%
NEWLY
For the first time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
4%
IRS
Org. whose first commissioner was former treasury secretary George S. Boutwell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
4%
WON
Was first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
4%
PRONOUNCE
Sound out, as a word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
4%
WIN
Finish first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
4%
MINOR
Key word?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
4%
NOR
Repeated word in the unofficial USPS motto
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
4%
OUITHEPEOPLE
First words of the Constitution
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
4%
PURE
Ivory soap ad word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2026
4%
ERES
Spanish 101 word
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
4%
SAGA
Drawn-out tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
4%
FORGIVEMEFATHER
First words in a confession booth, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
4%
ALIBABA
Woodcutter in a tale told by Scheherazade
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
4%
YADA
Nonsense word similar to "blah"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2026
4%
ESSENCE
Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
4%
DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
4%
CIAO
Departing word
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2026
4%
MOO
Herd word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
4%
ACT
Playbill word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
4%
LED
Went first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
4%
APBIO
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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ERE
Old word for "before"
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
4%
YALE
Ivy that was the first U.S. school to issue a Ph.D.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
4%
LIMO
Short word for a long car
Universal Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
4%
CDS
Music holders first sold in '82
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
4%
ANN
The first "A" in Michigan's A2
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
4%
APPA
Palindromic word for "dad" in 10-Down
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
4%
LEAD
Go first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
4%
SOFTC
The first letter in "celery"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
4%
BASSALE
Beer whose logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
4%
MORENO
Rita who's the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
4%
ISAY
"My word, old bean!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
4%
NUMBERSGAME
Illegal lottery (In this answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
4%
CHILDHOODHOME
Nostalgic place to visit (... first three and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
4%
PIRATECOSTUME
Halloween outfit that may come with an eye patch (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
4%
MUSKPERFUME
Certain fragrance (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
4%
DAYONE
First words in a journal, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
4%
TRI
The first "T" of TNT
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
4%
ANDYMURRAY
*2013 Wimbledon men's singles champion (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
PHONEJACK
*Connection spot for a landline (... the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
GROWINGUP
*Maturing (... the first 3 letters and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
BINGEWATCH
*Get through a whole season in one sitting, say (... the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
NAPA
California valley that was one of the first American Viticultural Areas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
IROBOT
Asimov collection first published in 1950
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
4%
FROM
Gift tag word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
4%
OHARE
Home of the first jet bridge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
4%
NOTETOSELF
Personal reminder ... or a hint to how the first letters of the starred clues' answers change
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
4%
FARRAR
Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
4%
ELEANOR
Roosevelt who was first lady for 12 years
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
4%
LBOMB
Relationship-deepening word, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
4%
EMMY
Statuette first awarded in 1949
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
4%
ILIAD
Trojan War tale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
4%
EVO
Former Bolivian president Morales whose first name is hidden in "the vote"
Universal Crossword · Feb 16, 2026
4%
AVRIL
Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
4%
ERIC
George Orwell's real first name
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
4%
DENIM
Fabric first known as "sergé de Nîmes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
4%
ADA
Programming language named for the first Countess of Lovelace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
4%
ERR
Mispronounce a word, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
4%
DOUG
Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
4%
ECHO
Fun word to shout into a canyon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
4%
MISSEDTHEBOAT
Lost out on an opportunity (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
4%
FEIGNSIGNORANCE
Acts unknowledgeable (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
4%
WARTSANDALL
Including imperfections (... the first 2 and the last 2 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
4%
HELDAGRUDGE
Harbored resentment (... the first 2 and the last 3 letters)
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
4%
ROSESARERED
First three words of a flowery poem?
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
4%
USA
Winners of the first FIFA Women's World Cup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
4%
TARO
Crop from which the word "luau" originates
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
1%
ITSOPEN
Welcome words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
ADAM
Guy known for his first-person perspective?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
1%
DELETEKEY
Thing that has away with words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
1%
EPEE
Fencing sword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
ETATS
Virginie-Occidentale et Californie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
TABOO
Party game with forbidden words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
SABER
Curved fencing sword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
1%
EPEES
Olympic swords
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
FUN
Like crosswords, hopefully
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
ABANDONSHIP
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
1%
SEXT
Exchange heated words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
NOHOPE
Pessimist's words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
SAGAS
Grand-scale tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
ALPHABITS
Cereal that once featured a crossword puzzle in magazine ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
WITS
Comical wordsmiths
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
DISSTRACKS
Fighting words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
1%
EDGED
"O, turn thy __ sword another way; / Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help": "Henry VI, Part 1"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
SYNC
Lip-__: mouth the words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
IHOPE
Wistful words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
1%
SPELL
Witchy words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
GRID
Crossword diagram
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
LACEY
Chabert of the "Crossword Mysteries" series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
1%
MINCE
"I won't __ words ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
ARGUE
Exchange words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
1%
THEEND
Famous last words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
AUTOTYPE
Option in some password managers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
WILL
Last words, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
LORE
Passed-down tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
1%
YARNS
Tall tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
IGAVE
Donor's words
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
1%
LIE
Tell tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
INPEN
Confident way to solve a crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
1%
ISTO
Analogy words
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
1%
EDIT
Exchange words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
CLUED
Like crosswords
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
OATH
Swear words?
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
1%
REGALE
Tell amusing tales to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
IMEANT
Rephrasing words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
1%
CLANK
Clash heard in a swordfight
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
1%
ORAL
Like folk tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
1%
HEAR
Catch words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
1%
DOUBLETAKE
Delayed reaction to a surprise ... and what can precede the two words in each starred clue's answer?
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
1%
ERASABLE
With 116-Across, useful tool for some crossword solvers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
1%
DANIEL
Webster who had a way with words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
1%
IDIE
Last words of 18-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
1%
INDIE
Like some movies and crosswords
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
ITSWHATIDO
"Glad you appreciate my talent"
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
NOS
Rejection words
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
OREO
This snack item is often in crosswords and, moreover, it's hidden in this clue!
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
IVE
K-pop girl group, or a first-person contraction
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
QUOTED
Repeated the words of
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
UMS
Certain filler words
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
1%
ONE
With 23-Across, repeated words in the Tolkien verse "___ to rule them all, ___ to find them, ___ to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
1%
IDO
Swear words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
1%
TAROT
Deck with swords and pentacles
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
ININK
Confident way to solve a print crossword
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
SYNONYM
Crossword clue, often
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
UCONN
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
1%
IWIN
Victorious words
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
1%
LAST
__-in first-out
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
1%
MIRACLEMAN
Guy who seems supernaturally talented
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
1%
MOTTO
"Deeds not words," for the Merchant Marine Academy
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
1%
RAPIER
Swashbuckler's sword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
1%
CAIN
Eve's firstborn
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
1%
LEGENDHASIT
Possible start of a folktale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
1%
ICAN
Volunteer's words
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
1%
ILOVEYOUSOMUCH
Heartfelt words on a Valentine's Day card, maybe
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "First word in a fairy tale" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 169 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is ONCE (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "First word in a fairy tale"?
The best answer for "First word in a fairy tale" is ONCE with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "First word in a fairy tale" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on September 8, 2023.
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