The history of a word Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The history of a word . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ETYMOLOGY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETYMOLOGY The history of a word (9)
28% ETYM History of a word: Abbr. (4)
4% PASTS Histories (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 24, 2025
4% REST "And the ___ is history!" (4)
4% ORAL Word before "history" or "exam" (4) USA Today Nov 8, 2025
3% HERITAGE Cultural history (8) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
3% ERAS Chapters of history (4) Universal Dec 16, 2025
3% STONEAGE Era of human history (8) The Times Concise Dec 10, 2025
3% ERA Period in history (3) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
3% IDEST "In other words," in other words (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
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