Solemn declaration

The answer

OATH

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OATH answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Formal promise - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• 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 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.

• Solemn ceremony - RITE, used 84 times
• Poker declaration - IMIN, used 57 times
• Solemn assent - AMEN, used 31 times
• Poker player's declaration - IMIN, used 27 times
• Solemn act - RITE, used 26 times
• Solemn agreement - AMEN, used 17 times

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