The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ABLE , but the solution may also be LEAN which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Efficient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABLE | 50 % | 4 |
| LEAN | 25 % | 4 |
| ONTHEBALL | 6 % | 9 |
| SPEEDY | 6 % | 6 |
| CAPABLE | 6 % | 7 |
| WELLOILED | 6 % | 9 |
Why may LEAN be the right solution?
The answer "LEAN" is the right solution for the clue "Efficient" because it means being efficient or effective with minimal waste or excess.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Efficient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- effective
- economical
- expeditious
- competent
- streamlined
- businesslike
- prompt
- timesaving
- economic
- high-octane
- underspent
- inefficient
Crossword Answer definitions
ABLE adjective- Easy to use.
- Suitable; competent.
- Liable to.
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
- Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
- Rich; well-to-do.
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
- Legally qualified or competent.
- Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
- To make ready.
- To make capable; to enable.
- To dress.
- To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.
- To vouch for; to guarantee.
- The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.
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 ABLE
- A, in code
- Capable of making a BALE?
- Competent
- Confident
- Having the wherewithal
- Self-assured
- Up to the job
- Up to the task
- Willing's follower?
- Qualified
More clues leading to the result LEAN
- Like Spratt
- Like superior deli meat
- Low in fat, meatwise
- Deli order add-on
- "Lawrence of Arabia" director
- Bend away from the vertical
- Like Jack Sprat
- Rangy
- Sprat's preference
- "Ryan's Daughter" director
More clues leading to the result ONTHEBALL
- EYE
- Ready for trouble
- *Highly aware and ready to act
- Fully alert
- Alert: Slang.
- Efficient
- Alert
- Compliment for Ken Griffey Jr.?
More clues leading to the result SPEEDY
- Quick
- The Alka-Seltzer boy
- Alka Seltzer spokesman
- Rapid
- Prompt
- PDQ
- Fast
- Not a slowpoke
- Expeditious
- Alka-Seltzer spokesman