Motivation
The crossword clue "Motivation" is answered by DRIVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DRIVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRIVE answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DRIVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DRIVE, most used first.
- Ambition - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Impetus - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Tee shot - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
- Get-up-and-go - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
- Take the wheel - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Energy. - used 8 times, most recently in 1997
- Tee off - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Initiative - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
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- Miser's motivation - GREED, used 9 times
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