Proverb
The crossword clue "Proverb" is answered by ADAGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 105 times across 50 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADAGE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADAGE answer page.
Used 105 times across 50 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MAXIM (17 uses in xd)
- SAYING (9 uses in xd)
- BYWORD (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADAGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADAGE, most used first.
- Old saying - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
- Saying - used 96 times, most recently in 2025
- Wise saying - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Old saw - used 46 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
- Buenos ___ - AIRES, used 315 times
- Accumulate - AMASS, used 311 times
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