The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MOTIVES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2005.
Whys and wherefores crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOTIVES | 33 % | 7 |
| RATIONALE | 33 % | 9 |
| REASONS | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whys and wherefores
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- account
- consideration
- occasion
- business case
- circumstance
- foremath
- setting
- whatabouts
- beforemath
- beginning
- forestory
- forebook
Crossword Answer definitions
MOTIVES noun- An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
- A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
- Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- A motif.
- A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated.
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 MOTIVES
- Reasons why
- Investigation factors
- Reasons
- Moving impulses.
- Reasons why.
- Goals.
- Inducements.
- Incentives.
- Reasons.
- Reasons for action
More clues leading to the result RATIONALE
- Excuse
- Thinking
- Underlying reason
- Grounds
- Statement of reasons.
- Logical basis of fact.
- Justification.
- Exposition of basic principles.
- Reason why.
- Justification