The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SAT , but the solution may also be SAT BY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Did nothing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAT | 39 % | 3 |
| IDLED | 30 % | 5 |
| SATBY | 13 % | 5 |
| SATHOME | 4 % | 7 |
| LAZED | 3 % | 5 |
| SATTHERE | 3 % | 8 |
| SATIDLE | 3 % | 7 |
| SATAROUND | 1 % | 9 |
| SAT BY | 1 % | 6 |
| LOLLED | 1 % | 6 |
Why may SATBY be the right solution?
"Sat by" means to do nothing and is a phrase commonly used to describe a situation where someone is present but inactive. "Satby" is a shortened version of this phrase that fits the crossword puzzle's letter count and format.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Did nothing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- idle
- inactive
- unemployed
- dormant
- fallow
- airless
- close
- living dead
- inaction
- empty
- inertia
- supine
Crossword Answer definitions
SAT verb- (of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- (of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- (of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
- To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- To be a member of a deliberative body.
- Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- (of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- (causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- To babysit.
- To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.
- Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology.
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SAT
- Had one's portrait done
- Kind of scores
- Made a lap
- Rode the bench
- Used an arm chair
- Was in session
- Convened
- Created a lap
- Minded the baby
- Posed
More clues leading to the result IDLED
- Ran without going anywhere
- Twiddled one's thumbs
- Did little
- Waited curbside at the airport, say
- Did nothing
- Ran in neutral
- Took to the hammock
- Ran in place
- Had an off day?
- Wasted time
More clues leading to the result SATBY
- Just watched
- Idled
- Didn't get involved
- Failed to act
- Was uninvolved
- ___ the phone (awaited a call)
- Did nothing
- Stayed on the sidelines
- Didn't act
- Didn't do anything
More clues leading to the result SATHOME
- Examination place didn't party (3, 4)
- Didn't leave the house
- Didn't go out
- Did nothing
- Didn't do anything, say
- Went nowhere, say
More clues leading to the result LAZED
- Took it very easy
- Lallygagged
- Sat around doing nothing
- Goofed off
- Idled
- Lay in the hammock
- Imitated a couch potato
- Sat around
- Lounged
- Took it easy