Official order

The answer to “Official order” in the The Washington Post crossword is EDICT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on September 11, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 20-Across, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“Official order” answer

EDICT (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 EDICT.

What does EDICT mean?

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

When else has “Official order” 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.

• September 11, 2026 (most recent) → EDICT
• August 17, 2026 → EDICT

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