The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADAGE , but the solution may also be MAXIM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Proverb crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADAGE | 64 % | 5 |
| SAW | 17 % | 3 |
| MAXIM | 11 % | 5 |
| SAYING | 6 % | 6 |
| AXIOM | 1 % | 5 |
| BYWORD | 1 % | 6 |
| GNIYAS | 1 % | 6 |
Why may ADAGE be the right solution?
"ADAGE" is a synonym for "proverb." It is a short, well-known saying that imparts wisdom or advice.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Proverb
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- byword
- adage
- saw
- saying
- expression
- maxim
- example
- phrase
- quotation
- slogan
- dictum
- ideal
Crossword Answer definitions
ADAGE noun- An old saying which has obtained credit by long use
- An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim
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 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 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 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 SAYING
- Saw
- "As I was ___..."
- "That's life," e.g.
- Words of wisdom
- "As I was __..."
- Proverb
- Adage
- Voicing
- Adage.
- Confucian aphorism.
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