The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AVOW , but the solution may also be AVER which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Swear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVOW | 39 % | 4 |
| AVER | 21 % | 4 |
| ATTEST | 16 % | 6 |
| CUSS | 14 % | 4 |
| VOW | 6 % | 3 |
| CURSE | 2 % | 5 |
| AFFIRM | 1 % | 6 |
| MAKEAVOW | 1 % | 8 |
Why may CUSS be the right solution?
The answer "CUSS" is the right solution because it is a synonym for "swear" in the sense of using profane or offensive language.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- avow
- aver
- trust
- rely
- affirm
- assert
- depone
- bank
- depose
- blaspheme
- imprecate
- curse
Crossword Answer definitions
AVOW noun- Avowal
- To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- To bind or devote by a vow.
- To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
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 AVOW
- Assert
- Come to terms with
- Declare
- Maintain
- Admit bluntly
- Bluntly declare
- Solemnly swear
- State solemnly
- Admit frankly
- Swear
More clues leading to the result AVER
- State firmly
- Declare
- Maintain
- Say without a doubt
- State
- Swear
- Swear up and down
- Insist
- Say firmly
- State as fact
More clues leading to the result ATTEST
- Affirm to be correct
- Certify
- Corroborate
- Testify in a court of law
- Vouch for
- Bear witness
- Give one's word
- Swear (to)
- Swear up and down
- Bear witness to
More clues leading to the result CUSS
- Misbehave in public
- Utter "*#*&%!"
- Geezer
- Say "%@&#!"
- Say "!@#$%"
- Use a four-letter word
- Use #!?@*!# language
- Use foul language
- Codger
- Swear, in Dogpatch
More clues leading to the result VOW
- "I do," e.g.
- Declare
- Formal promise
- Oath
- Hero's promise
- Swear
- Promise
- Pledge
- Solemn promise
- "I ___ to Thee, My Country" (Anglican hymn)
More clues leading to the result CURSE
- "!@#$%," in comics
- Give a fuck?
- Black magic weapon
- Put a hex on
- Call evil upon
- Anathema
- Utter an oath
- Witch's hex
- ___ of the Bambino
- Give a damn?
More clues leading to the result AFFIRM
- Swear on a bible
- Swear
- State positively
- Declare true
- Verify
- Declare to be true
- Ratify
- Maintain as true
- Declare
- Validate