Wise words
The crossword clue "Wise words" is answered by ADAGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 35 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 11 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 35 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 11 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.
- MAXIMS (1 uses in xd)
- PROVERB (1 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
- Proverb - used 105 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
- "Time is money," e.g. - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Wise ones - SAGES, used 133 times
- Wise guys - SAGES, used 80 times
- Clarifying words - IMEAN, used 70 times
- At ___ for words - ALOSS, used 63 times
- Man of many words - ROGET, used 58 times
- Wise people - SAGES, used 48 times
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