Speak highly of

The answer to “Speak highly of” in the The Washington Post crossword is LAUD — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 2, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 39-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.

“Speak highly of” answer

LAUD (4 letters)

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What does LAUD mean?

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

When else has “Speak highly of” 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.

October 2, 2026 (most recent) → LAUD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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