Said "!@#$%"

The answer

SWORE

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

Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 10 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.

• STATED (28 uses in xd)
• UTTERED (17 uses in xd)
• ASI (14 uses in xd)
• NUFF (14 uses in xd)
• ORAL (12 uses in xd)

Other clues for SWORE

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

• Took an oath - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Cussed - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Cursed - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Vowed - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Talked a blue streak? - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Gave one's word - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Promised - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Pledged - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Testified - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Used four-letter words - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Used inelegant language - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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.

• Said further - ADDED, used 33 times
• "... said __ ever" - NOONE, used 16 times
• Said with a sneer - SNIDE, used 16 times
• Said something - SPOKE, used 13 times
• Should have said - MEANT, used 12 times
• "When ___ said and done ..." - ALLIS, used 12 times

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