"Measure twice, cut once," for one

The answer to “"Measure twice, cut once," for one” in the The Washington Post crossword is MOTTO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on August 1, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 34-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“"Measure twice, cut once," for one” answer

MOTTO (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is MOTTO.

Why the answer is MOTTO

A catchy phrase meant to guide behavior or thinking 🧭

What does MOTTO mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MOTTO is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “"Measure twice, cut once," for one” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 1, 2026 (most recent) → MOTTO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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