Principle
The crossword clue "Principle" is answered by TENET, a 5-letter entry. Used 183 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 31 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TENET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TENET answer page.
Used 183 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 31 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- LAW (7 uses in xd)
- CAUSE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TENET
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TENET, most used first.
- Basic belief - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Core belief - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Moral principle - ETHIC, used 89 times
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