The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WHATIF , but the solution may also be ACADEMIC which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Hypothetical crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WHATIF | 50 % | 6 |
| ACADEMIC | 25 % | 8 |
| MOOT | 13 % | 4 |
| IDEAL | 6 % | 5 |
| ASSUMED | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hypothetical
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hypothetic
- theoretical
- theoretic
- speculative
- putative
- presumptive
- presumed
- what-if
- supposed
- possible
- alleged
- explanatory
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 WHATIF
- First words of many a TED Talk
- "Let's say ..."
- Hypothetical words
- Suppose...
- Words of hypothesis
- "Let's supposeĀ..."
- "Let's suppose..."
- Hypothetical case
- Hypothetical
- Hypothetical situation
More clues leading to the result ACADEMIC
- One who hits the books
- Not really practical
- University professor
- Not directly useful
- Ivory tower inhabitant
- Hypothetical
- Of college life
- Theoretical
- Hypothetical, as a question
- Campus figure
More clues leading to the result MOOT
- Academic
- Type of court
- Arguable
- Irrelevant
- Like some points
- Immaterial
- Not relevant
- Not worth arguing about
- Debatable
- Purely academic