The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHESTNUT which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2012.
Well-worn truism crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHESTNUT | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Well-worn truism
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chestnut
- bald
- cliche
- old
- threadbare
- rut
- eared
- beaten
- ratty
- set
- trite
- well-worn
Crossword Answer definitions
CHESTNUT noun- A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
- The nut of this tree or shrub.
- A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
- A reddish-brown horse.
- The wood of a chestnut tree.
- An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
- A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
- The horse-chestnut.
- Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
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