The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REASON , but the solution may also be LEADTO which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Cause crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REASON | 20 % | 6 |
| BEGET | 9 % | 5 |
| LEADTO | 9 % | 6 |
| ENGENDER | 7 % | 8 |
| CRUSADE | 7 % | 7 |
| TRIGGER | 5 % | 7 |
| SAKE | 5 % | 4 |
| INDUCE | 5 % | 6 |
| ELICIT | 2 % | 6 |
| CREATE | 2 % | 6 |
| AGENT | 2 % | 5 |
| GIVERISETO | 2 % | 10 |
| EFFECT | 2 % | 6 |
| BRINGON | 2 % | 7 |
| PROMPT | 2 % | 6 |
| GENERATE | 2 % | 8 |
| MAKE | 2 % | 4 |
| OCCASION | 2 % | 8 |
| ISSUE | 2 % | 5 |
| PERPETRATE | 2 % | 10 |
| ENTAIL | 2 % | 6 |
| ROOT | 2 % | 4 |
| WHY | 2 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cause
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reason
- case
- grounds
- have
- do
- induce
- make
- campaign
- get
- drive
- lawsuit
- movement
Crossword Answer definitions
REASON noun- A cause:
- Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.
- Ratio; proportion.
- To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- To converse; to compare opinions.
- To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- To support with reasons, as a request.
- To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REASON
- Cause
- Mr. Spock's logic
- Smarts
- Why or wherefore
- Intellectual power
- Logic
- Think logically
- Left brain's forte, supposedly
- Use logic
- Use one's noodle
More clues leading to the result BEGET
- Give rise to
- Father
- Bring about
- Sire
- Result in
- Procreate, biblically
- Sire, Biblically speaking
- Engender
- Reproduce, biblically
- Spawn, as offspring
More clues leading to the result LEADTO
- Direct towards
- Guide
- Head for
- Come before
- Have as a consequence
- Result in
- Cause
- Bring about
- Generate
- Bring on
More clues leading to the result ENGENDER
- Propagate
- Give rise to
- Bring into being
- Seine feeder
- Bring about
- Precipitate
- Stir up
- Produce
- Cause
- Call forth.
More clues leading to the result CRUSADE
- Campaign for a cause
- Religious war
- Holy war
- Extensive campaign
- Fight for a cause
- Cause
- Campaign
- Aggressive movement
- Fervent endeavor
- Gung-ho campaign
More clues leading to the result TRIGGER
- Finger lever
- Set off
- Activate
- "The smartest horse in the movies"
- Roy Rogers' co-star.
- Noted movie equine.
- Roy Rogers' horse.
- Famous movie horse.
- Roy Rogers's palomino
- Roy Rogers's steed
More clues leading to the result SAKE
- "For Pete's ___" (1974 Streisand comedy)
- Rice wine
- Ginza drink
- Benefit
- Japanese drink
- Drink with sushi
- Drink with unagi
- Kabayaki drink
- Purpose
- Sushi bar beverage
More clues leading to the result INDUCE
- Start the delivery
- Bring on
- Persuade
- Bring about
- Bring on, as labor
- Cause
- Persuade.
- Bring about.
- Prevail on.
- Prevail upon
More clues leading to the result ELICIT
- Bring out
- Bring forth
- Draw out
- Provoke
- Summon up
- Draw forth
- Call forth
- Bring to the surface
- Extract
- Bring to light
More clues leading to the result CREATE
- Be artistic
- Cause to exist
- Devise
- Bring to life
- Make
- Make something from nothing?
- Fashion
- Be a maker
- Manufacture
- Be constructive
More clues leading to the result AGENT
- "The X-Files" type
- 007 or 99, e.g.
- 007, for one
- 99 was one
- Ten-percenter
- Writer's rep
- 10%-er
- Go-between
- IRS employee
- Maxwell Smart, e.g.
More clues leading to the result GIVERISETO
More clues leading to the result EFFECT
- Aftermath
- Trick shot?
- Consequence
- Influence
- Trick shot in a film
- It might be special
- Make happen
- Cause consequence
- Result
- Outcome
More clues leading to the result BRINGON
More clues leading to the result PROMPT
More clues leading to the result GENERATE
- Trigger
- Hatch
- Produce
- Produce, as electricity
- Produce.
- Create.
- Cause to be.
- Create, as electricity.
- Engender.
- Cause.
More clues leading to the result MAKE
- Straighten, as one's bed
- Create
- Bring about
- Put together
- With 67-Across, emulate Walter White, or what you can do four times in this grid without alerting the authorities
- Earn
- Produce
- Model companion?
- Manufacture
- ___ like (imitate)
More clues leading to the result OCCASION
- Special event
- Happening
- Birthday, say
- Time to celebrate
- Particular time
- Opportunity.
- Happening.
- Event
- Special time
- Reason to celebrate
More clues leading to the result ISSUE
- Printing
- Put into circulation
- Put out
- Magazine edition
- Offspring
- Subscription unit
- Candidate's topic
- Debate team topic
- Publish
- The "I" in "G.I."
More clues leading to the result PERPETRATE
More clues leading to the result ENTAIL
- Asks for
- Necessarily include
- Involve
- Call for
- Necessitate
- Involve by necessity
- Require
- Cause as a consequence
- Impose, as a burden
- Bring into play
More clues leading to the result ROOT
- Cheer for
- Cheer on the home team
- Kind of canal
- Pull for
- Radish, e.g.
- Dentist's canal?
- Take hold
- Cheer
- Origin
- Source