Schools of thought
The crossword clue "Schools of thought" is answered by ISMS, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
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Used 44 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 14 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.
- DOCTRINES (1 uses in xd)
- DOGMAS (1 uses in xd)
- IDEOLOGIES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ISMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ISMS, most used first.
- Doctrines - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
- Distinctive doctrines - used 33 times, most recently in 2015
- Belief systems - used 32 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.
- Thought - IDEA, used 225 times
- Creative thought - IDEA, used 155 times
- Thought: Prefix - IDEO, used 59 times
- Thought-provoking - DEEP, used 44 times
- Bright thought - IDEA, used 39 times
- It's a thought - IDEA, used 39 times
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