Purpose Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Purpose featured in Telegraph Quick puzzle on January 20, 2026. We have found 42 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INTENT.

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24 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
INTENT Purpose (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 20, 2026
USE Purpose (3) LA Times Daily Sep 24, 2025
SAKE Purpose (4) New York Times Sep 10, 2025
END Purpose (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 8, 2025
SCOPE Purpose (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 17, 2024
INTENTION Purpose (9) Thomas Joseph Sep 12, 2024
AIM Purpose (3) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2024
USAGE Purpose (5) (5) Puzzler May 6, 2024
POINT Purpose (5) New York Times Sep 10, 2023
GOAL Purpose (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2023

18 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
34% APPOSITE To the purpose (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
33% USES Purposes (4) Universal Oct 30, 2025
33% DUAL __-purpose (4) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
32% SOLE ___ purpose (primary purpose) (4)
31% INTENTS Purposes (7) Commuter Mar 27, 2025
31% DELIBERATELY On purpose (12) Family Time Jan 19, 2025
31% FORAREASON Purposely (10) USA Today Aug 1, 2021
31% TELIC Purposeful (5)
31% SINGLEMINDED Purposeful (12)
31% BESIDETHEMARK To no purpose. (13)

Clues for The Telegraph Quick Puzzle on January 20, 2026

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In a crossword puzzle, "Purpose" can be a tricky clue that leads to the answer "END." The idea here is that the purpose often signifies the end goal or final aim of something, making "END" a fitting solution. It's a clever play on words that challenges solvers to think beyond the obvious meanings of the clue.