Can't figure out the crossword clue "Guiding principle"? This clue was in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on April 12, 2026. Our database suggests ETHIC (5 letters) as the top answer with 99% confidence, selected from 48 possibilities. We've analysed thousands of crossword puzzles to bring you the most accurate solutions.
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48 Other Potential Answers
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Answer
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Source
Date
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ETHIC
Guiding principle
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 12, 2026
99%
ETHIC
Guiding principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
99%
TENET
Guiding principle
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 14, 2026
99%
TENET
Guiding principle
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
99%
GOLDENRULE
Guiding principle
(10)
Universal Crossword
Feb 1, 2026
99%
GOLDENRULE
Guiding principle
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
99%
CREED
Guiding principle
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 9, 2025
99%
CREED
Guiding principle
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2025
99%
CREDO
Guiding principle
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 9, 2024
99%
CREDO
Guiding principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2024
50%
NORTHSTAR
Guiding principle, metaphorically
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 4, 2025
50%
NORTHSTAR
Guiding principle, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2025
8%
AND
"Yes, __ ... ": improv principle
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 20, 2026
8%
AND
"Yes, __ ... ": improv principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
8%
TAO
Chinese principle
(3)
Universal Crossword
Feb 6, 2026
8%
TAO
Chinese principle
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
8%
ETHOS
Guiding principles
(5)
Universal Crossword
Dec 9, 2025
8%
ETHOS
Guiding principles
Universal Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
8%
VALUES
Guiding principles
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jul 13, 2025
8%
VALUES
Guiding principles
Universal Crossword · Jul 13, 2025
8%
YIN
Feminine principle
(3)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
May 1, 2025
8%
YIN
Feminine principle
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 1, 2025
8%
KARMA
Buddhist principle of cause and effect
(5)
Universal Crossword
Mar 3, 2025
8%
KARMA
Buddhist principle of cause and effect
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2025
8%
UNITY
Kwanzaa principle
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 22, 2024
8%
UNITY
Kwanzaa principle
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2024
8%
PRECEPT
Moral principle
(7)
Universal Crossword
Jul 16, 2023
8%
PRECEPT
Moral principle
Universal Crossword · Jul 16, 2023
8%
OHMS
__ Law: electrical principle
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 2, 2023
8%
OHMS
__ Law: electrical principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2023
8%
OCCAM
—’s razor (“keep it simple” principle)
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 28, 2023
8%
OCCAM
—’s razor (“keep it simple” principle)
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 28, 2023
8%
CREEDS
Guiding principles
(6)
Universal Crossword
Mar 23, 2023
8%
CREEDS
Guiding principles
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2023
8%
DHARMA
Hindu principle of cosmic order
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jan 5, 2023
8%
DHARMA
Hindu principle of cosmic order
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2023
8%
CHEKHOV
Russian playwright Anton associated with a dramatic principle
(7)
Universal Crossword
Dec 15, 2022
8%
CHEKHOV
Russian playwright Anton associated with a dramatic principle
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2022
8%
AXIOM
Universal principle
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 23, 2022
8%
AXIOM
Universal principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2022
8%
RED
With 6-Down, Rudolph's guiding light
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 27, 2022
8%
RED
With 6-Down, Rudolph's guiding light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2022
8%
MAJORITYRULE
*Basic democratic principle
(12)
Universal Crossword
Nov 9, 2021
8%
MAJORITYRULE
*Basic democratic principle
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2021
8%
OCCAMSRAZOR
Simplicity-based problem-solving principle
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 29, 2021
8%
OCCAMSRAZOR
Simplicity-based problem-solving principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2021
8%
CREDOS
Guiding principles
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 25, 2021
8%
CREDOS
Guiding principles
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2021
8%
LAW
Physicist's principle
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jan 9, 2021
8%
LAW
Physicist's principle
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2021
8%
MASS
One side of a physics equivalence principle
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 23, 2020
8%
MASS
One side of a physics equivalence principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2020
8%
DONO
"__ harm": Hippocratic Oath principle
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 14, 2020
8%
DONO
"__ harm": Hippocratic Oath principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2020
8%
DERAILER
Device guiding a train off its track to avoid a collision
(8)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Nov 24, 2019
8%
DERAILER
Device guiding a train off its track to avoid a collision
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 24, 2019
8%
RAZOR
Philosophical principle that rules out unlikely explanations
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 31, 2019
8%
RAZOR
Philosophical principle that rules out unlikely explanations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2019
8%
FAIRTRADE
Market principle
(9)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jun 3, 2019
8%
FAIRTRADE
Market principle
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jun 3, 2019
8%
RULEOFTHUMB
Hitchhiker's principle?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 29, 2018
8%
RULEOFTHUMB
Hitchhiker's principle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2018
8%
CAUSE
Protest principle
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 23, 2018
8%
CAUSE
Protest principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2018
8%
MOTTOS
Guiding principles
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 30, 2018
8%
MOTTOS
Guiding principles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2018
8%
WOLFGANGPAULI
1945 Physics Nobelist who discovered the exclusion principle
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 28, 2018
8%
WOLFGANGPAULI
1945 Physics Nobelist who discovered the exclusion principle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2018
8%
NETNEUTRALITY
Fairness principle for bandwidth providers
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 5, 2018
8%
NETNEUTRALITY
Fairness principle for bandwidth providers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2018
8%
OCCAMS
— razor ("keep it simple" principle)
(6)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Apr 15, 2018
8%
OCCAMS
— razor ("keep it simple" principle)
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 15, 2018
1%
ETHICS
Study of moral principles
(6)
Universal Crossword
Aug 10, 2025
1%
ETHICS
Study of moral principles
Universal Crossword · Aug 10, 2025
1%
AMORAL
Unprincipled
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 19, 2025
1%
AMORAL
Unprincipled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
1%
TENETS
Core principles
(6)
Universal Crossword
May 3, 2025
1%
TENETS
Core principles
Universal Crossword · May 3, 2025
1%
ISMS
Systems of principles
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 21, 2024
1%
ISMS
Systems of principles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 21, 2024
1%
DOUBLESTANDARDS
Unprincipled principles
(15)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 4, 2024
1%
DOUBLESTANDARDS
Unprincipled principles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2024
1%
ABCS
Basic principles
(4)
Universal Crossword
Dec 20, 2022
1%
ABCS
Basic principles
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2022
1%
PARTYPLATFORMS
Lists of principles for political groups
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 3, 2022
1%
PARTYPLATFORMS
Lists of principles for political groups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 3, 2022
1%
TRADITIONALVALUES
Conservative moral principles
(17)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Nov 14, 2021
1%
TRADITIONALVALUES
Conservative moral principles
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 14, 2021
1%
SELLOUT
Person who betrays their principles
(7)
Universal Crossword
Jul 11, 2020
1%
SELLOUT
Person who betrays their principles
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2020
1%
YINANDYANG
Chinese principles
(10)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Nov 8, 2018
1%
YINANDYANG
Chinese principles
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 8, 2018
1%
IDEALS
Lofty principles
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 7, 2018
1%
IDEALS
Lofty principles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2018
1%
KEPLERSLAW
One of three planetary motion principles
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 4, 2018
1%
KEPLERSLAW
One of three planetary motion principles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Guiding principle" have?
We found 5 exact solutions and 48 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is ETHIC (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Guiding principle"?
The best answer for "Guiding principle" is ETHIC with 5 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Other exact solutions include TENET (5 letters), GOLDENRULE (10 letters), CREED (5 letters).
Where has "Guiding principle" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 14 times in our database.
It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword, Universal Crossword, Thomas Joseph Crossword.
It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on April 12, 2026.