The clue "BASIC IDEA" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on December 18, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "GIST", a 4-letter word.
Solution GIST is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution GIST is 4 letters long. We have 7 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 16 solutions. The longest is TWISTANDSHEET with 13 letters, and the shortest is ICE with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 13 letters long.
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| Basic ideas | ||
| Smallest particle of an element | ||
| Principle, belief | ||
| Pith, essence | ||