The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADAGE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Wise words crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADAGE | 41 % | 5 |
| SAWS | 29 % | 4 |
| ADAGES | 12 % | 6 |
| MAXIMS | 6 % | 6 |
| PROVERB | 6 % | 7 |
| QUIP | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wise words
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- advice
- counsel
- guidance
- recommendation
- consult
- advisor
- turn to
- advise
- adviser
- advisory
- consultative
- professed
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 SAWS
- Buzz and chain
- Buzz and crosscut
- Cutting tools
- Cuts up
- Familiar sayings
- Does some lumbering
- Old adages
- Bases for some long crossword answers
- Tired adages
- Tools with teeth
More clues leading to the result ADAGES
- Maxims
- Saws
- Proverbs
- Time-honored sayings
- Pearls of wisdom
- Common easy crossword theme answers
- Old dull saws?
- "Look before you leap," etc.
- Old saws
- Some almanac fodder
More clues leading to the result MAXIMS
- Saws
- Astute sayings
- Pithy sayings
- Adages
- Wise sayings
- "Haste makes waste" and others
- Wise words
- Sayings
- Proverbs
- Certain racy magazines
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