Tale start (4 letters)

{ Answer }

ONCE

{ Related Clues }

At all
___ and for all
"___ is enough"
Erstwhile
Ever
Formerly
Quondam
Whenever
Head of a tale
If ever
"___ in Love with Amy"
Not again
Story starter
Tale starter
Without repetition
"___ bitten, twice shy"
Fairy-tale opener
Fairy tale start
Fairy-tale starter
First word of "The Raven"
Less than rarely
"___ more unto the breach"
Not enough, to Susann
"Three Bears" opener
Fairy tale's opening word
First word in children's stories

{ Tags }

ago, all, enough, erstwhile, fairy, first, formerly, head, once, opener, past, single, some, soon, start, starter, story, tale, time, twice, word

{ Notes }

The answer ONCE is very common and appears about once every 32.2 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ONCE as an adverb:

1. (once, one time, in one case) = on one occasion; "once I ran into her"

2. as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"

3. (once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst) = at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";