Use choice words

The answer

SWEAR

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

Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SWEAR

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

• Take an oath - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
• Say "*&%@#!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Vow - used 22 times, most recently in 2016
• Promise - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Talk a blue streak? - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Curse - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Cuss - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Give one's word - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Solemnly promise - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Use four-letter words - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Take a vow - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Affirm - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Attest - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Avow - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Pledge - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Use foul language - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Vow under oath - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
• Made a choice - OPTED, used 106 times
• Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
• Words to live by - CREDO, used 84 times
• Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
• Clarifying words - IMEAN, used 70 times

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