The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BASIS , but the solution may also be MOTIVE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Rationale crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BASIS | 42 % | 5 |
| REASON | 16 % | 6 |
| LOGIC | 16 % | 5 |
| WHY | 11 % | 3 |
| MOTIVE | 5 % | 6 |
| EPLANATION | 5 % | 10 |
| CAUSE | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rationale
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- principle
- reason
- cause
- rationalisation
- logical
- result
- rational
- rationality
- substantiation
- evidence
- logic
- explanatory
Crossword Answer definitions
BASIS noun- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- A regular frequency.
- In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
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 BASIS
- Grounds
- Fundamental principle
- Groundwork
- Reasoning
- Discussion's starting point
- Second-rate untouched grounds (5)
- Underpinnings
- Foundation
- Chief ingredient
- Fundamental ingredient
More clues leading to the result REASON
- Cause
- Mr. Spock's logic
- Smarts
- Why or wherefore
- Intellectual power
- Logic
- Think logically
- Left brain's forte, supposedly
- Use logic
- Use one's noodle
More clues leading to the result LOGIC
- Mr. Spock's thought process
- Kant subject
- Reason
- Sudoku skill
- Irrefutable stuff
- Spock's forte
- Sound reasoning
- Focus of Whitehead and Russell's "Principia Mathematica"
- Branch of mathematics involving truth tables
- Mr. Spock's strong suit
More clues leading to the result WHY
- Reason-seeking question
- "Who's on First?" left-fielder
- Questioning answer
- Toddler's incessant question
- Tot's question
- "___ me?"
- Existential question
- The reason
- Interrogative
- "How come?"
More clues leading to the result MOTIVE
- Reason for action
- Driving force
- Mystery-plot element
- Whodunit discovery
- Aspect of a crime investigation
- Whodunit plot element
- Intention
- Whodunit component
- Trial attorney's concern
- Whodunit reason