The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TRIAD which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Basic chord crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAD | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Basic chord
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- triad
- octave
- essential
- fundamental
- perfect
- perfected
- perfecting
- root
- roots
- position
- cluster
- arpeggio
Crossword Answer definitions
TRIAD noun- A grouping of three.
- A word of three syllables.
- A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
- On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
- A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.
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