Clues for the word "LEMMA"
We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 52 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on October 13, 2025.
Definition of lemma
- n. - A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
Referring Clues
- Auxiliary proposition
- Auxiliary proposition, in math
- Helping theorem
- Proof part, sometimes
- Auxiliary theorem
- Theme of a composition
- Preliminary proposition
- Assumption for the sake of argument
- Helpful theorem
- Secondary theorem
- Proposition in logic
- Supporting premise
- Subsidiary proposition
- Subject indicated in a heading
- Subsidiary math theorem
- A preliminary proposition in mathmatecs
- Subsidiary proposition in a proof
- Math proposition
- Mathematical stepping stone
- Logical proposition
- Logic proposition
- Subsidiary theorem
- Theme indicated in a title
- Glossed term
- Proven proposition, in math
- Helpful theorem, in math
- Liberal with novel proposition
- Moon module master's theme
- Subsidiary theorem, in math
- Little theorem within a bigger theorem
- Supporting premise, in logic
- Mathematical proposition
- Step in a mathematical proof
Last Seen In
- New York Times - October 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 25, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 01, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 06, 2023
- New York Times - January 19, 2023
- New York Times - July 26, 2022
- New York Times - July 04, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - June 24, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 07, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 03, 2016
- Universal - November 19, 2015
- New York Times - October 11, 2015
- Universal - May 05, 2015
- Universal - April 10, 2015
- Universal - March 07, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 16, 2015
- USA Today - December 09, 2014
- USA Today - December 05, 2014
- Universal - August 17, 2014
- Wall Street Journal - December 06, 2013
- Wall Street Journal - November 29, 2013
- LA Times - September 29, 2013
- USA Today - August 08, 2013
- Universal - February 26, 2013
- Universal - February 15, 2013
- Washington Post - February 15, 2013
- Netword - October 21, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 14, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - March 07, 2012
- Post Puzzler - February 27, 2011
- And in 22 more crossword puzzles...