Reason
The crossword clue "Reason" is answered by MOTIVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1926. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MOTIVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOTIVE answer page.
Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1926. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MOTIVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOTIVE, most used first.
- Whodunit element - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Whodunit plot element - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- For this reason - HEREAT, used 7 times
- Reason - SANITY, used 7 times
- Reason to use an inhaler - ASTHMA, used 7 times
- With reason - SANELY, used 7 times
- Reason out - DERIVE, used 6 times
- Reason to drink - THIRST, used 6 times
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