The Clue
By word of mouth (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aloud
Buccal
Exam
By mouth
Of the mouth
Nuncupative
Roberts
Spoken
___ surgery
Unwritten
Evangelist Roberts
Kind of contract
Kind of history
Kind of testimony
Not on paper
Opposite of written
___ Roberts U.
Said aloud
Spoon-administered
Test type
Type of exam
Type of thermometer
Viva-voce
Word-of-mouth
Administered with a spoon, say
Exam ... dentist ... Roberts
Face-to-face test
Like dental surgery
Like gentlemen's agreements
Like the Sabin vaccine
Outspoken Rev. Roberts?
Richard Roberts's father
Definition
ORAL as a noun:
1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth
ORAL as an adjective:
1. (oral, unwritten) = using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
3. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
4. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression