Formal promise
The crossword clue "Formal promise" is answered by OATH, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OATH
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OATH answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 7 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.
- ISHALL (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for OATH
Every other clue in this collection answered by OATH, most used first.
- Solemn promise - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
- Vow - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
- Pledge - used 84 times, most recently in 2025
- Solemn vow - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Sworn statement - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Swear words? - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Solemn pledge - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Inauguration recitation - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Promise - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Sworn promise - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ of office - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Swear word - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Swearword - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Curse - used 21 times, most recently in 2020
- Courtroom pledge - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Hippocratic ___ - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Inauguration Day pledge - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Swearing-in words - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Four-letter word - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
- Inauguration Day highlight - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Swearing-in statement - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Word of honor - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Inauguration highlight - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
- Expletive - used 10 times, most recently in 2005
- Solemn affirmation - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Solemn statement - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Attestation - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Bleeped blurt - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Courtroom promise - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Inauguration Day recital - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Boy Scout recitation - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Court ritual - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Courtroom affirmation - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Imprecation - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Inauguration ritual - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Courtroom ritual - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- "Egad!" or "Drat!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Hippocratic pronouncement - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Sacred promise - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Scout recitation - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Solemn declaration - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Solemn word - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Swearing-in pledge - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Testimony preceder - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Witness stand statement - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Inauguration Day event - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Part of a swearing-in ceremony - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Promising words - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Witness stand pledge - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Words from one on the stand - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
- Formal agreement - PACT, used 73 times
- Formal dance - BALL, used 32 times
- Formal ceremony - RITE, used 28 times
- Stiffly formal - PRIM, used 28 times
- Procrastinator's promise - SOON, used 27 times
- Promise, for one - OLEO, used 26 times
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