Starting places can refer to two different concepts. The first is the place where something begins, such as a journey or a project. The second is the place from which a person or thing originates. The crossword solutions for the term 'starting places' are TEES and ORIGINS. TEES is a four-letter word that can refer to the starting point of a golf game, or the place where a race begins. ORIGINS is a seven-letter word that refers to the source or beginning of something, such as a person's ancestry or the cause of an event.