The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MOT , but the solution may also be ADAGE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Pithy saying crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOT | 31 % | 3 |
| ADAGE | 25 % | 5 |
| GNOME | 11 % | 5 |
| SAW | 8 % | 3 |
| APOTHEGM | 6 % | 8 |
| APHORISM | 6 % | 8 |
| PROVERB | 6 % | 7 |
| MAXIM | 3 % | 5 |
| AXIOM | 3 % | 5 |
| EPIGRAM | 3 % | 7 |
Why may ADAGE be the right solution?
"Adage" is a short, pithy saying that conveys a general truth or advice. It fits the clue well because it describes the type of saying that is being asked for.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pithy saying
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- aphorism
- maxim
- adage
- proverb
- proverbial
- figuratively
- hin
- metaphorically
- literally
- rhetorically
- hip
- y'all
Crossword Answer definitions
MOT noun- A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
- A word or a motto; a device.
- A note or brief strain on a bugle.
- A woman; a wife.
- A prostitute.
- A landlady.
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 MOT
- Bon ____
- Verbal gem
- Bon __
- Oscar Wilde forte
- Bon ___
- Bon ___ (zinger)
- Snappy comeback
- Witticism
- Pithy remark
- Witty word
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
More clues leading to the result GNOME
- Subterranean dweller
- Impish being
- Dwarflike fellow
- Elf's cousin
- Garden decoration
- Lifeless garden dweller
- Underground dwarf
- Middle-earth dwarf
- Travelocity mascot
- Figure in a garden
More clues leading to the result SAW
- Byword
- Observed
- __ wood (snore)
- __-toothed (jagged)
- Circular, for one
- Adage
- Trite saying
- Ice sculptor's need
- Wood cutter
- Gruesome franchise of 2004-2010
More clues leading to the result APOTHEGM
More clues leading to the result APHORISM
- Synonym for 6 Across
- "Money isn't everything," for example
- Short statement of truth
- "Haste makes waste," e.g.
- Saw
- Pithy saying
- Maxim
- "Birds of a feather flock together."
- Maxim.
- Terse saying
More clues leading to the result PROVERB
- Pithy saying
- Adage
- Saw
- See 27-Across
- Words from the wise
- "Waste not, want not," e.g.
- "Ignorance is bliss," e.g.
- Words of wisdom
- "The wisdom of many and the wit of one": Russell
- Words to the wise
More clues leading to the result MAXIM
- Principle
- Words to live by
- Gorki's adage?
- Nugget of wisdom
- Sage saying
- Saw
- Proverbial truth
- "There's no I in team," for one
- Adage
- Axiom
More clues leading to the result AXIOM
- "Caveat emptor," for one
- Golden rule, e.g.
- Saw
- Proposition assumed without proof
- Adage
- Logic truth
- Murphy's Law, for one
- Given in philosophy class?
- It's self-evident
- Assumption in math