The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUNES , but the solution may also be PAPYRI which is one of the most recent solution (1989 in New York Times).
Ancient writings crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUNES | 60 % | 5 |
| PAPYRI | 20 % | 6 |
| EDDA | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancient writings
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ancient history
- manuscripts
- ancientness
- antiquity
- written record
- wisdom literature
- ancient greek
- scriptures
- ancientry
- antiquities
- ancients
- ancient lights
Crossword Answer definitions
RUNES noun- A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
- A Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.
- A letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol.
- A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.
- A roun (secret or mystery).
- In the Go programming language, a Unicode code point.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RUNES
- Ancient characters
- Baneful signs
- Magic spells
- Early alphabet letters
- Old letters?
- Mystical poems
- Arcane characters
- Mystic letters
- Mystical writings
- Mysterious characters
More clues leading to the result PAPYRI
- Ancient scrolls
- Scroll material
- Ancient Civ paper?
- Egyptian sheets
- Some old scrolls
- Ancient Egyptian scrolls
- Ancient writing materials
- Ancient scroll materials
- Ancient manuscripts
- Ancient papers