The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BASIS , but the solution may also be MAINSTAY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Cornerstone crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BASIS | 44 % | 5 |
| QUOIN | 33 % | 5 |
| MAINSTAY | 11 % | 8 |
| BASE | 11 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cornerstone
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- base
- groundwork
- basis
- foundation
- fundament
- keystone
- quoin
- vault
- arch
- basement
- pillar
- underpinning
Crossword Answer definitions
BASIS noun- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- A regular frequency.
- In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
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 BASIS
- Grounds
- Fundamental principle
- Groundwork
- Reasoning
- Discussion's starting point
- Second-rate untouched grounds (5)
- Underpinnings
- Foundation
- Chief ingredient
- Fundamental ingredient
More clues leading to the result QUOIN
More clues leading to the result MAINSTAY
- Anchor
- Dependable type
- Bread and butter, so to speak
- Chief supporter
- Chief support
- Essential part
- Chief support.
- Principal support
- Mast support
- Bulwark