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 |
SAT BY | 1 % | 6 |
LOLLED | 1 % | 6 |
SATAROUND | 1 % | 9 |
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
More clues leading to the result SATTHERE
More clues leading to the result SATIDLE
More clues leading to the result SAT BY
More clues leading to the result LOLLED
- Lounged around
- Just hung there
- Was far from active
- Took it easy
- Hung in the hammock
- Sprawled lazily
- Acted like a couch potato
- Acted lazy
- Put one's feet up
- Acted indolently