Speak formally Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Speak formally featured in USA Today puzzle on February 16, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ORATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORATE Speak formally (5) USA Today Feb 16, 2026
36% ORATES Speaks formally (6) USA Today Jun 12, 2022
36% ADDRESS Speak formally to (7) The Times Concise Mar 12, 2019
32% ADDRESSES Speaks formally to (9) (9)
21% AMELIORATE Do better to speak formally after email fails (10) The Times Cryptic Jul 22, 2024
21% INDONESIA Speaking formally, I'm boring one country or another (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 24, 2015
18% ORIGINATE Start to speak formally after consuming one alcoholic beverage (9) (9)
4% MERE "It's a __ formality" (4) Newsday Jan 21, 2026
3% PACTS Formal agreements (5) Universal Feb 17, 2026
3% ADLIB Speak extemporaneously (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026

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