"What we pay for civilized society," according to Oliver Wendell Holmes Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "What we pay for civilized society," according to Oliver Wendell Holmes . 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 TAXES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAXES "What we pay for civilized society," according to Oliver Wendell Holmes (5)
5% IOTA Per Oliver Wendell Holmes, "[T]he price we pay for civilization." (4)
5% OLIVER ___ Wendell Holmes (6)
5% ELSIE Oliver Wendell Holmes's "___Venner" (5)
5% LEAF Oliver Wendell Holmes' "The Last ___" (4)
4% PER According to (3) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
4% AIR What we breathe (3) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
4% CRADLE Birthplace, as of civilization (6) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
4% OYL Olive's surname (3) Universal Oct 6, 2025
4% WATSON Holmes' flatmate (6)
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