The clue "Scientific inquiry?" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 26, 2019. The correct answer for this puzzle is "HOW", a 3-letter word.
Solution HOW is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution HOW is 3 letters long. We have 0 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 2 solutions. The longest is RESEARCH with 8 letters, and the shortest is HOW with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 8 letters long.