Word of Mouth
What it means
Information that spreads because people tell each other, rather than through advertising or any official announcement.
Where it comes from
The phrase has marked the spoken against the written since the 1500s. English law still calls a purely spoken agreement parol, from the French for word, for the same reason.
The puzzle it came from
Word of Mouth was the answer to the Phrasicle of July 24, 2025. The clue read ____ of ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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lady
bug
spray
paint
roller
group
think
big
mouth
guard
pass
word
search
party
theme
gem
stone
age
gap
year
Phrasicle: Word of Mouth