Hypothesis
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

IDEA
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"

5 letters

GUESS
An estimate based on little or no information

6 letters

THEORY
A belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"

BELIEF
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

7 letters

PREMISE
A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

SURMISE
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

THEOREM
An idea accepted as a demonstrable truth

8 letters

SURMISAL
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

10 letters

CONJECTURE
Reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

11 letters

SPECULATION
A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"

SUPPOSITION
A hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

POSSIBILITY
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"