"The early bird catches the worm" and "Better late than never," e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'The early bird catches the worm' and 'Better late than never,' e.g . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ADAGES.

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Crossword Answer For 'The early bird catches the worm' and 'Better late than never,' e.g:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAGES 'The early bird catches the worm' and 'Better late than never,' e.g (6)
95% ADAGE "The early bird catches the worm", e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
92% THAN "Better late ___ never" (4) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
89% LATE "Better ___ than never" (4)
67% OUTDO Perform better than (5)
64% WORMS Prizes for early birds (5) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
64% KNOT Bird never heard? (4) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 23, 2025
64% OUTPERFORMED Did better than (12) The Times Concise Sep 1, 2025
64% EARLY "___ bird catches the worm" (5)
64% PREY Worm, to the early bird (4) Universal Apr 24, 2020
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