The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TENET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Precept crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TENET | 52 % | 5 |
| RULE | 28 % | 4 |
| CANON | 5 % | 5 |
| DOCTRINE | 3 % | 8 |
| LAW | 3 % | 3 |
| LESSON | 2 % | 6 |
| WRIT | 2 % | 4 |
| MAXIM | 2 % | 5 |
| AXIOM | 2 % | 5 |
| EDICT | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Precept
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- principle
- teaching
- rule
- lesson
- requirement
- dictum
- imperative
- tenet
- concept
- order
- provision
- commandment
Crossword Answer definitions
TENET noun- An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
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 TENET
- Belief
- Conviction
- Credo
- Doctrine
- Dogma
- Principle
- Religious principle
- Belief, any way you look at it
- Ideology
- Palindromic rudiment
More clues leading to the result RULE
- It may be golden
- Gag followup?
- Golden thing
- Govern
- Lay down the law
- Preside over
- Be super freaking awesome
- Golden ___
- "Don't ask, don't tell," e.g.
- Dominate
More clues leading to the result CANON
- Collected works
- See 9-Across
- Ecclesiastical law
- Body of okayed works
- Body of standards
- Contrapuntal piece
- Church law
- Secular law
- Pachelbel's "___ in D"
- Maker of cameras and copiers
More clues leading to the result DOCTRINE
- Dogma
- Monroe ___
- Monroe ___ (1823 pronouncement)
- Set of guidelines
- Presidential principle or policy
- Precept
- Monroe policy
- Statement of policy
- Monroe follower
- Philosophy
More clues leading to the result LAW
- A rule of conduct
- Statute
- Word with blue or lemon
- Edict
- Bailey's bailiwick
- 43-Across's bailiwick
- Actor Jude
- Finch forte
- Marshall's expertise
- See 60-Across
More clues leading to the result LESSON
- Class unit
- It's a lot to learn
- Comeuppance, perhaps
- Bit of instruction
- Ionesco play featuring the Professor and the Pupil, with "The"
- Teacher's plan
- Pupil's reading
- Instructive example
- Primer part
- Learning experience
More clues leading to the result WRIT
- Court order
- Legal order
- Written order
- Judicial document
- Legal document
- Judicial order
- Court document
- Habeas corpus or mandamus
- Habeus corpus, for one
- Legal creation
More clues leading to the result MAXIM
- Principle
- Words to live by
- Gorki's adage?
- Nugget of wisdom
- Sage saying
- Saw
- Proverbial truth
- "There's no I in team," for one
- Adage
- Axiom
More clues leading to the result AXIOM
- "Caveat emptor," for one
- Golden rule, e.g.
- Saw
- Proposition assumed without proof
- Adage
- Logic truth
- Murphy's Law, for one
- Given in philosophy class?
- It's self-evident
- Assumption in math