Symbols of wisdom
The crossword clue "Symbols of wisdom" is answered by OWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OWLS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OWLS answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for OWLS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OWLS, most used first.
- They give a hoot - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Night fliers - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Nocturnal birds - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Barn birds - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Hooters - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Big-eyed birds - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Night birds - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Wise birds - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Hogwarts messengers - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Birds that hoot - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Hooting birds - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Nocturnal birds of prey - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Birds of prey - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Birds associated with wisdom - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Birds that may be spotted - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
- Temple team - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Wise ones - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Night flyers - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Nocturnal hunters - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- They fly by night - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
- Mice catchers - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Supposedly wise birds - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Birds. - used 7 times, most recently in 1972
- Night hunters - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Birds in barns - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Mail carriers at Hogwarts - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Night predators - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
- Nocturnal hooters - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Parliament members - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Temple athletes - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Temple University team - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Folk wisdom - LORE, used 60 times
- Pharaoh symbols - ASPS, used 22 times
- Traditional wisdom - LORE, used 22 times
- Symbols of strength - OAKS, used 17 times
- Norse god of wisdom - ODIN, used 15 times
- Symbols of industry - ANTS, used 13 times
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