MOTIVE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 243 solutions for 'MOTIVE' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "motive" last appeared in the Newsday crossword on October 16, 2024. The correct answer for this puzzle is "REASON", a 6-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
MOTIVE with 10 letters
PROSPECTUS
10
QUICKENING
10
REPARATION
10
REPENTANCE
10
RESOLUTION
10
TRAVELLING
10
MOTIVE with 11 letters
DESIDERATUM
11
DETERMINANT
11
DISCERNMENT
11
EFFICACIOUS
11
EXONERATION
11
EXPECTATION
11
EXPLANATION
11
EXTENUATION
11
GUIDING STAR
11
INFLUENCING
11
INSPIRATION
11
LIVING ISSUE
11
PROVOCATION
11
RATIONALISM
11
SERVICEABLE
11
STIMULATION
11
VINDICATION
11
MOTIVE with 12 letters
DESIDERATION
12
FIXED PURPOSE
12
GUIDING LIGHT
12
MATTER IN HAND
12
MOTIVATIONAL
12
POINT AT ISSUE
12
TRANSITIONAL
12
MOTIVE with 13 letters
CONSIDERATION
13
DETERMINATION
13
ENCOURAGEMENT
13
JUSTIFICATION
13
RATIOCINATION
13
SUBJECT MATTER
13
UNDERSTANDING
13
MOTIVE with 15 letters
FOCUS OF INTEREST
15
MOTIVATING FORCE
15
POINT IN QUESTION
15
RATIONALISATION
15
MOTIVE with 16 letters
FOCUS OF ATTENTION
16
SUBJECT OF THOUGHT
16

Top answers for MOTIVE crossword clue from newspapers

REASON
CAUSE
INTENT

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Solution REASON is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution REASON is 6 letters long. We have 33 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 243 solutions. The longest is FOCUS OF ATTENTION with 16 letters, and the shortest is ACT with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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A PENETRATING EXAMINATION OF YOUR OWN BELIEFS AND MOTIVES
11
AN INSTINCTIVE MOTIVE
10
A QUESTION OF MOTIVE
10
Ulterior motives
5
Motives
3
Film murder motive, sometimes
2
Crime motive
2
Ulterior motive
2
Question of motive
2
Early steam locomotive
1
Operating with ulterior motives
1
Old-fashioned railway locomotive
1
Old source of motive power
1
Motivelessly cruel
1
Locomotive output
1
Locomotive
1
Hidden motive
1
Emotive song
1
(Of a motive) beyond what is stated
1
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