Promising words
The crossword clue "Promising words" is answered by OATHS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OATHS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OATHS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 6 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 (1 uses in xd)
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
- Formal promises - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Promises - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Pledges - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- 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.
- Words to live by - CREDO, used 84 times
- Clarifying words - IMEAN, used 70 times
- At ___ for words - ALOSS, used 63 times
- Man of many words - ROGET, used 58 times
- Words to live by - MOTTO, used 55 times
- "In other words . . ." - IMEAN, used 47 times
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