The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PROBE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Investigation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PROBE | 88 % | 5 |
| RESEARCH | 2 % | 8 |
| EXAMEN | 2 % | 6 |
| SEARCH | 2 % | 6 |
| ENQUIRY | 2 % | 7 |
| INQUIRY | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Investigation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- probing
- probe
- research
- finding
- researching
- scrutiny
- scan
- examine
- vetting
- inspection
- examining
- survey
Crossword Answer definitions
PROBE noun- Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
- Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- An investigation or inquiry.
- A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
- A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
- A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- (game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
- Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- To explore, investigate, or question
- To insert a probe into.
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 PROBE
- Investigation
- Pioneer 1 or Voyager 2
- Inquest
- Voyager or Pathfinder
- Ask questions
- Deep-space vehicle
- NASA project
- Pioneer 1, for one
- Serious investigation
- Voyager 2, for one
More clues leading to the result RESEARCH
- With 66 Across, nickname for the Piedmont region whose points are marked by academic institutions ... as depicted in this puzzle
- Fact-finding
- Investigate thoroughly
- Fact-finding procedure
- Delve deeply into
- Fact-finding process
- Plagiarism from many?
- Clinician's task
- Do some fact-finding
- See 17-Across
More clues leading to the result EXAMEN
More clues leading to the result SEARCH
- Internet look-up
- Prepare to destroy
- Quest
- Google event
- Use an engine, say
- Use AltaVista, e.g.
- Pat down
- Frisk
- "a time to ___, and a time to give up"
- Manhunt