The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CANON , but the solution may also be TEST which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Boston Globe).
Criterion crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CANON | 28 % | 5 |
| TEST | 28 % | 4 |
| RULE | 21 % | 4 |
| STANDARD | 9 % | 8 |
| NORM | 5 % | 4 |
| GAUGE | 5 % | 5 |
| YARDSTICK | 2 % | 9 |
| TOUCHSTONE | 2 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Criterion
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- standard
- measure
- touchstone
- benchmark
- method
- reckoning
- indicator
- reference
- basis
- qualification
- feature
- factor
Crossword Answer definitions
CANON noun- A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
- A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
- In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
- A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
- A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
- (Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
- Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.
- A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.
- A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
- The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
- A carom.
- A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
- A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
- A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
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 CANON
- Collected works
- See 9-Across
- Ecclesiastical law
- Body of okayed works
- Body of standards
- Contrapuntal piece
- Church law
- Secular law
- Pachelbel's "___ in D"
- Maker of cameras and copiers
More clues leading to the result TEST
- Acid or aptitude follower
- Dry run
- Midterm or final
- Tryout
- License requirement, often
- Try out
- Exam
- Examination
- Final, for one
- Midterm, for one
More clues leading to the result RULE
- It may be golden
- Gag followup?
- Golden thing
- Govern
- Lay down the law
- Preside over
- Be super freaking awesome
- Golden ___
- "Don't ask, don't tell," e.g.
- Dominate
More clues leading to the result STANDARD
- Song in a canon
- *Song everyone knows, presumably
- Song of enduring popularity
- "Stardust," for example
- Usual
- With 11 Down, subject of a 1911 breakup
- Flag
- Normal
- Reference point
- Not automatic
More clues leading to the result NORM
- "Cheers" beer-guzzler
- "Cheers" habitue
- Group standard
- Standard
- "Cheers" patron
- "Cheers" regular
- Crosby of comedy
- Average guy?
- "Cheers" character who replied to "What's going down?" with "My butt cheeks on that bar stool."
- Average
More clues leading to the result GAUGE
- Benchmark
- Tachometer, e.g.
- Dash component
- Measuring device
- Measure
- Dial
- Measure of a train track's width, in railway lingo
- Measure precisely
- Yardstick
- Gas meter, for one
More clues leading to the result YARDSTICK
- Measuring tool
- Tailor's device
- Standard.
- Criterion
- Standard used in measurement
- A three-foot pole?
- Extended rule?
- Tape alternative
- Standard
- Comparison standard