These suggestions for “Guiding principle” are built from finished crossword puzzles, where clues with this wording resulted in the same answers shown here—giving you a trusted group to work from.
Possible Answers:
- ETHIC
- POLESTAR
- TENET
- CREED
- CREDO
- RULE
- PRECEPT
- GOLDENRULE
- WATCHWORD
- CRITERIA
- DICTATE
- MOTTO
Synonyms and Definitions
ETHIC
- Synonyms: ethical code, moral principle, value orientation, value-system
POLESTAR
- Synonyms: polar star, polaris, pole star
TENET
- Synonyms: dogma
CREED
- Synonyms: church doctrine, credo, gospel, religious doctrine
CREDO
- Synonyms: creed
RULE
- Synonyms: convention, decree, dominate, dominion, find, formula, govern, harness, linguistic rule, normal, pattern, predominate, prescript, prevail, principle, regulation, reign, rein, ruler
PRECEPT
- Synonyms: commandment, teaching
WATCHWORD
- Synonyms: battle cry, countersign, cry, parole, password, rallying cry, war cry, word
CRITERIA
- Synonyms: measure, standard, touchstone
DICTATE
- Synonyms: order, prescribe
MOTTO
- Synonyms: catchword, shibboleth, slogan