Solemn pledge

The answer

VOW

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VOW answer page.

Used 17 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 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.

• OATH (37 uses in xd)
• COMMITTMENT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for VOW

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

• Promise - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Solemn promise - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Pledge - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• "I do," for one - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Oath - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Swear - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• "I do," e.g. - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Formal promise - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Resolve - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Solemnly swear - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Wedding promise - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Solemn oath - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Pledge of Allegiance ender - ALL, used 18 times
• Solemn assent - IDO, used 13 times
• Last word of the Pledge of Allegiance - ALL, used 12 times
• Payment pledge - IOU, used 11 times
• Solemn promise - IDO, used 9 times
• TV network with pledge drives - PBS, used 9 times

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