The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PROSE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2000.
Ordinary writing, as opposed to poetry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| PROSE | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ordinary writing, as opposed to poetry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prose
 - common
 - verse
 - longhand
 - hack
 - hacking
 - lyric
 - poesy
 - manuscript
 - colloquial
 - poetic
 - poetical
 
Crossword Answer definitions
PROSE noun- Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
 - Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
 - A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
 
- To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
 
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