Reason for a decoration
The crossword clue "Reason for a decoration" is answered by VALOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
VALOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VALOR answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for VALOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by VALOR, most used first.
- Bravery - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Courage - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Bravery in battle - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Heroism - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Courage under fire - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Intrepidity - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Gallantry - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Medal-worthy behavior - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Medalworthy behavior - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Boldness in battle - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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