The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POSIT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Hypothesize crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POSIT | 80 % | 5 |
| OPINE | 20 % | 5 |
Why may POSIT be the right solution?
"Posit" means to suggest or assume something as a fact or truth without necessarily having evidence. It is a synonym for "hypothesize."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hypothesize
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- conjecture
- suppose
- speculate
- theorize
- hypothecate
- theorise
- guess
- assume
- presume
- posit
- postulate
- suggest
Crossword Answer definitions
POSIT noun- Something that is posited; a postulate.
- Assume the existence of; to postulate.
- Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
- Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
- A place or location.
- A post of employment; a job.
- A status or rank.
- An opinion, stand or stance.
- A posture.
- (team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
- An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm or institution.
- A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
- A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
- The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result POSIT
- Assume
- Put forth
- Take as a given
- Propose as an explanation
- Situate
- Hypothesize
- Put philosophically
- Assume as a fact
- Assume as fact
- Assume for the sake of argument