The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DERIVES , but the solution may also be REASONS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Washington Post).
Infers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DERIVES | 23 % | 7 |
| DEDUCES | 23 % | 7 |
| EDUCES | 15 % | 6 |
| GATHERS | 15 % | 7 |
| REASONS | 8 % | 7 |
| PRESUMES | 8 % | 8 |
| READS | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Infers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deduce
- extrapolate
- derive
- guess
- understand
- generalize
- gather
- deduct
- generalise
- assumes
- concludes
- deduces
Crossword Answer definitions
DERIVES verb- To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- To originate or stem (from).
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
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 DERIVES
- Draws a conclusion
- Reaps
- Proves, as a theorem
- Originates (from)
- Figures out logically
- Reasons out
- Deduces.
- Receives.
- Infers.
- Originates.
More clues leading to the result DEDUCES
- Concludes
- Gathers
- Infers, à la Sherlock Holmes.
- Infers.
- Puts together
- Figures out
- Traces the derivation of
- Infers logically
- Susses out
More clues leading to the result EDUCES
More clues leading to the result GATHERS
More clues leading to the result REASONS
- Uses the left brain
- Justifications
- Thinks logically
- Logical explanations
- Thinks through
- They may be personal
- Argues logically
- Wherefores and whys
- Uses judgment
- Tries to influence, with "with"
More clues leading to the result PRESUMES
- Makes conjectures
- Oversteps
- Infers
- Takes for granted
- Supposes
- Undertakes without permission
- Takes as a given