Formal promises

The answer

OATHS

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

Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for OATHS

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

• Solemn promises - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Swear words - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Sworn statements - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Vows - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Solemn pledges - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Solemn vows - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Curses - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Promises - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Pledges - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Promising words - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Courtroom pledges - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sworn promises - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Court rituals - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Courtroom statements - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Scouts take them - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Solemn words - 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.

• Formal decree - EDICT, used 24 times
• Formal agreements - PACTS, used 21 times
• Formal ceremonies - RITES, used 21 times
• Formal pronouncements - DICTA, used 15 times
• Formal decrees - DICTA, used 14 times
• Formal mall - ALLEE, used 14 times

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