Brainstorm product

The answer

IDEA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDEA answer page.

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for IDEA

Every other clue in this collection answered by IDEA, most used first.

• Notion - used 778 times, most recently in 2026
• Concept - used 422 times, most recently in 2026
• Brainstorm - used 311 times, most recently in 2026
• Thought - used 225 times, most recently in 2026
• Inkling - used 160 times, most recently in 2026
• Brainchild - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
• Creative thought - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
• Creative spark - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
• "What's the big ___?" - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Conception - used 61 times, most recently in 2024
• Impression - used 61 times, most recently in 2023
• Inspiration - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Mental flash - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• "The very ___!" - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Think tank output - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
• Bright thought - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• It's a thought - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
• "I had no ___!" - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Think tank product - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
• Creative notion - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Fancy - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
• Flash of inspiration - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Sneaking suspicion - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Brainstorming result - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor's inspiration - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Light bulb, in comics - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Creative flash - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Opinion - used 29 times, most recently in 2013
• Think tank nugget - used 28 times, most recently in 2019
• Brain wave - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
• Writer's block breakthrough - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Creative germ - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hey, what's the big ___?" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor's starting point - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
• Inventor's spark - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Mental spark - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Birth of a notion - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Brainstorming product - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Conceit - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Suggestion - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Something to think about - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Brain flash - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• "It seemed like a good ___ at the time!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• You might bounce it off someone - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Brain product - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• It may be half-baked - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Brainstorming contribution - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Brilliant thought - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Creative start - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• It comes to mind - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Mental germ - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Mental picture - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Think piece? - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Design. - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Inventor's need - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Lightbulb, in comics - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Noodle concoction? - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Plan of action - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• "You have no ___" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Aftermath of a brainstorm - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Cartoon light bulb - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Clever thought - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Clue - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• It may be bright - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Novel thought - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Possible solution - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Proposal - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• The embryo of an invention - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Brainstorming output - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Creative concept - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Fresh thought - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Gray matter creation - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• "Here's an ___ ..." - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Invention beginning - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Inventive thought - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Inventor's germ - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Inventor's start - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• It's all in your head - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• It's just a thought - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mental image - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mental impression - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• New thought - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Noodle product? - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Plan - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Result of cogitating - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Scheme - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Start of an invention - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• What comes to mind - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Bit of inspiration - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Entrepreneur's start - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Flash - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Genesis of an invention - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Glimmering - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• "I have no ___!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor's flash - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Light bulb, metaphorically - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Result of brainstorming - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "That Is NOT a Good ___!" (Mo Willems children's book) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Think of it! - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Vague impression - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Abstraction - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Brainstorm result - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Brainstorming session result - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Creative inspiration - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor's "light bulb" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Light bulb, in a comic strip - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Light bulb, in cartoons - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Mental conception - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Mental inspiration - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Product of a brainstorm - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Result of a brainstorming session - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "The very ___!" ("What nerve!") - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Thinker's output - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• What's on your mind - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Bit of creativity - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Creative input - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• General impression - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Hypothesis - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Innovator's spark - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Intention - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Invention impetus - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Invention's origin - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• It might be bright - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• It's formed in your head - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Light bulb, in the comics - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Light bulb, symbolically - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Lightbulb, in cartoons - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Prelude to an invention - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Asset for an entrepreneur - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Asset for an inventor - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Belief - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Bit of brainwork - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Cerebral output - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Cerebral spark - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Comic-strip light bulb - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Creative nugget - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Creative output - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Creative starting point - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Flash of brilliance - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Gist - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Good __!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Invention inspiration - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Inventor's "step one" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• It may be big or bright - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Lightbulb, metaphorically - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Object of thought - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Spark of inspiration - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Start of a solution - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Think about it - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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