Speaks highly of
The crossword clue "Speaks highly of" is answered by LAUDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LAUDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAUDS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LAUDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAUDS, most used first.
- Praises - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Praises highly - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Extols - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Heaps praise on - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Acclaims - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Bestows kudos on - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Gives kudos to - used 6 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.
- Highly skilled - ADEPT, used 104 times
- Praise highly - EXTOL, used 51 times
- Speaks hoarsely - RASPS, used 44 times
- Praise highly - EXALT, used 39 times
- Highly capable - ADEPT, used 26 times
- Speaks unclearly - SLURS, used 25 times
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