Guiding principle
The crossword clue "Guiding principle" is answered by ETHIC, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ETHIC
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ETHIC answer page.
Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ETHIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by ETHIC, most used first.
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- Body of moral values - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- System of principles - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
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- Rule of conduct - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
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- Moral system - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Personal creed - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
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- Cultural value system - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Moral guideline - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Moral philosophy - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
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Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Principle - TENET, used 183 times
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- Palindromic principle - TENET, used 38 times
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- Guiding principle - CREED, used 22 times
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