Formalities
The crossword clue "Formalities" is answered by RITES, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RITES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RITES answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 2 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.
- CEREMONIALS (1 uses in xd)
- ETIQUETTE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RITES
Every other clue in this collection answered by RITES, most used first.
- Ceremonies - used 98 times, most recently in 2025
- Solemn ceremonies - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Religious ceremonies - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Formal ceremonies - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Ceremonial acts - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Sacred ceremonies - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Liturgies. - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
- Observances. - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
- Ceremonial practices - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bar mitzvah and baptism - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Church doings - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Baptism and others - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Devotional ceremonies - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Marriage and others - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Solemn acts - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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