The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BYWORD , but the solution may also be MAXIM which is one of the most recent solution (2009 in USA Today).
Common saying crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BYWORD | 50 % | 6 |
| ADAGE | 25 % | 5 |
| MAXIM | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Common saying
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- adage
- proverb
- maxim
- literal
- identification
- trope
- abstract
- abstraction
- literally
- proverbial
- y'all
- discursive
Crossword Answer definitions
BYWORD noun- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
- A nickname or epithet.
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 BYWORD
More clues leading to the result ADAGE
- Axiom
- Proverb
- Saying
- Words of wisdom
- Erasmus' saying
- Pithy saying
- Saw
- General truth
- Proverbial saying
- "Out of sight, out of mind," for example