"The ___ to the story is ..." Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The ___ to the story is ..." . We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MORAL.

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MORAL "The ___ to the story is ..." (5)
95% LORE Storied stories (4) Universal May 10, 2019
94% HOP Story (3) USA Today Quick Nov 23, 2025
94% TALE Story (4) USA Today Quick Nov 23, 2025
94% RK Story (2) USA Today Quick Oct 22, 2025
94% NARRATIVES Stories (10) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
93% SOB ___ story (3) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
87% SUBPLOT Story within a story (7) Family Time Mar 10, 2024
87% ALIBI Story in a crime story (5) Newsday Dec 15, 2019
87% EPISODES Stories-within-stories (8)
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