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MOTIVE is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for MOTIVE.

21 total results for MOTIVE   ( score: 50 )

9 results for MOTIVE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sat Sep 9, 202349AGroundsRobert S. Gard
Thu Aug 25, 202227DWhodunit plot element (2)Olivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla Michaels
Thu Jul 7, 201618DIssue in a murder trialJoel Elkins and Andrea Carla Michaels
Fri Jun 15, 201235AEnvy, anger or greed, maybeMark Diehl
Sun Apr 20, 200879DMystery elementJohn Farmer
Wed Nov 7, 200765AWhodunit plot element (2)Richard Chisholm
Sat Sep 25, 200441DWhodunit necessityByron Walden
Fri Jul 20, 200148DMurder mystery necessityJim Page
Thu Oct 5, 199551ASleuth's objectChristopher Page
1 result for MOTIVE from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Apr 14, 2019AcrosticVWhy you do the thing you doEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
11 results for MOTIVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Jul 16, 199144DReasonJonathan J. TowleMaleska
Sun Aug 19, 199079DReasonEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Jun 18, 198971DIncentiveLouis BaronMaleska
Tue Apr 27, 198255AStimulus or goalKathryn RighterMaleska
Sun Jun 29, 197579DInducementA. J. SantoraWeng
Sun Jun 15, 197528DReasonWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Sun Jan 21, 1968149AReason.John WilligFarrar
Tue Jun 1, 196551DReason.UnknownFarrar
Mon Nov 10, 195841DInducement.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Sun Sep 7, 195289AWhodunit ingredient.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Nov 7, 1943107DStimulus.Zelma MastersFarrar
Anagrams:EVOMIT, MOVEIT
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