Vow under oath

The answer

SWEAR

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

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2004. 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
• Use choice words - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• 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

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.

• Hot under the collar - IRATE, used 65 times
• Two under par - EAGLE, used 63 times
• Took an oath - SWORE, used 50 times
• Under - BELOW, used 45 times
• Under siege - BESET, used 44 times
• Brings under control - TAMES, used 42 times

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