adage
noun
Meaning
- nounAn old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
Example:
According to an old adage, oysters are best in months containing the letter R.
- nounClipping of adagio.
- nounAn old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,726 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 40% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: a