By word of mouth
The crossword clue "By word of mouth" is answered by ORALLY, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ORALLY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORALLY answer page.
Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 9 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.
- VIVAVOCE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ORALLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ORALLY, most used first.
- By mouth - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Viva voce - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Aloud - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- How some drugs are taken - 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.
- Magic word - PRESTO, used 59 times
- Magician's word - PRESTO, used 58 times
- Opening word? - SESAME, used 37 times
- Choice word - EITHER, used 36 times
- "The magic word" - PLEASE, used 35 times
- Roof of the mouth - PALATE, used 25 times
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