The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CAUSE , but the solution may also be BEGET which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Lead to crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAUSE | 46 % | 5 |
| ENDIN | 31 % | 5 |
| INFER | 8 % | 5 |
| BEGET | 8 % | 5 |
| GENERATE | 8 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lead to
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cause
- result in
- bring about
- give rise to
- create
- set up
- generate
- make
- avenue
- fiat
- induce
- make for
Crossword Answer definitions
CAUSE noun- (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
- (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
- A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
- Sake; interest; advantage.
- Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
- A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
- To set off an event or action.
- (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
- To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
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 CAUSE
- Social movement
- Something to believe in
- Activist's drive
- Precipitate
- Activist's passion
- Thing to rally behind
- Bring about
- Lead to
- "Rebel Without a ___"
- Something to fight for
More clues leading to the result ENDIN
- "There's no __ sight!"
- No __ sight
- Lead to
- Conclude with
- __ a tie (require overtime)
- Finish with
- Conclude as.
- No ___ in sight
- "Life is an ___ itself": O. W. Holmes Jr.
- "Life is an ___ itself . . . ": O. W. Holmes Jr.
More clues leading to the result INFER
- Conjecture
- Hint at
- Speculate
- Surmise
- Draw a conclusion
- Reason (from)
- Draw conclusions
- Deduce
- Establish by deduction
- Deduce by ratiocination
More clues leading to the result BEGET
- Give rise to
- Father
- Bring about
- Sire
- Result in
- Procreate, biblically
- Sire, Biblically speaking
- Engender
- Reproduce, biblically
- Spawn, as offspring