Formal decrees

The answer

DICTA

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DICTA answer page.

Used 14 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 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.

• EDICTS (17 uses in xd)
• FIATS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for DICTA

Every other clue in this collection answered by DICTA, most used first.

• Pronouncements - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Formal pronouncements - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Formal rulings - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Decrees - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Authoritative pronouncements - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Authoritative statements - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Maxims - used 8 times, most recently in 1997
• Judicial opinions - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Orders - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Sayings. - used 7 times, most recently in 1982
• Authoritative orders - used 6 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.

• Decrees - FIATS, used 41 times
• Formal decree - EDICT, used 24 times
• Formal agreements - PACTS, used 21 times
• Formal ceremonies - RITES, used 21 times
• Formal mall - ALLEE, used 14 times
• Formal dances - BALLS, used 13 times

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