The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VAIN , but the solution may also be OFNOUSE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Universal uClick).
Fruitless crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VAIN | 39 % | 4 |
| BARREN | 16 % | 6 |
| ARID | 12 % | 4 |
| ABORTIVE | 7 % | 8 |
| STERILE | 7 % | 7 |
| IDLE | 7 % | 4 |
| NOUSE | 5 % | 5 |
| TONOAVAIL | 2 % | 9 |
| OFNOUSE | 2 % | 7 |
| BLANK | 2 % | 5 |
| FUTILE | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fruitless
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unproductive
- futile
- bootless
- vain
- sleeveless
- meaningless
- senseless
- ineffectual
- ineffective
- useless
- unhelpful
- pointless
Crossword Answer definitions
VAIN adjective- Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
- Showy; ostentatious.
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 VAIN
- Like Narcissus
- Egotistical
- Conceited
- Nose-in-the-air
- Fond of oneself
- Cocksure
- Cocky
- Mirror-conscious
- Useless
- Full of oneself
More clues leading to the result BARREN
- Fruitless
- Unproductive
- Lacking vegetation
- Unfruitful
- Far from arable
- Devoid of vegetation
- Like wastelands
- Seriously lacking in vegetation
- Infertile
- Like the Badlands
More clues leading to the result ARID
- Bone-dry
- Dry as a bone
- Like a Saharan RAID?
- Like a dust bowl
- Like the Gobi
- Mojave-like
- Overly dry
- Dehydrated
- Gobi-ish
- Like the Mojave
More clues leading to the result ABORTIVE
More clues leading to the result STERILE
- Lacking imagination
- Like a mule
- Germ-free
- Uninspired
- Unproductive
- Aseptic
- Germfree
- As clean as a doctor's instruments
- Lacking originality
- Fit to be used in an operating room
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied
More clues leading to the result NOUSE
- "It's __!" (cry of despair)
- Hopeless
- "Don't even bother"
- "It's __!" ("We're doomed!")
- Futile
- Pointless
- Hopeless one's remark
- Fruitless
- Of ___ (a waste of time)
- "It's ___!" statement of resignation
More clues leading to the result TONOAVAIL
- In vain
- Useless
- Futilely
- Fruitless
- *Completely in vain
- Without profit.
- Uselessly
- Without getting results
- Fruitlessly
More clues leading to the result OFNOUSE
- Futile
- Worthless
- Valueless
- Pointless
- A waste of time
- Worthless.
- Ineffectual
- Unhelpful
- Like broken things
- Fruitless
More clues leading to the result BLANK
- Like a zero-point Scrabble tile
- Bulletless cartridge
- Beat 8-0, say
- Versatile tile, in a game
- Expressionless
- Not yet written on
- Valuable valueless game tile
- Line on which to sign
- Like some slates
- Word after entry or point