"What's the reason?" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "What's the reason?" featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on May 13, 2026. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WHY.

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHY "What's the reason?" (3) New York Times Mini May 13, 2026
98% WHYISIT "What's the reason . . ." (7) USA Today Feb 13, 2025
76% MOTIVE Reason (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 12, 2026
72% LOGIC Valid reasoning (5) Universal May 8, 2026
72% OKAY "Sounds reasonable!" (4) New York Times Midi Apr 27, 2026
72% VALID Sound, reasonable (5) The Times Concise Apr 25, 2026
72% RATIONALE Reason (9) (9) Puzzler Apr 9, 2026
72% MOTIVES Reasons (7) LA Times Daily Mar 19, 2026
72% PURPOSE Reason (7) Universal Mar 7, 2026
68% AGEOF Thomas Paine's "The __ Reason" (5) Newsday May 12, 2026

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