The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ADRIFT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Lacking purpose crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADRIFT | 75 % | 6 |
| AIMLESS | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lacking purpose
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- aimless
- directionless
- purposeless
- pointless
- vacuous
- aimlessly
- unmotivated
- sound
- gradient
- meaningless
- mindless
- unformed
Crossword Answer definitions
ADRIFT adjective- Floating at random.
- (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
- (often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
- In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ADRIFT
- Floating free
- Directionless
- Lost at sea
- Floating purposelessly
- Floating aimlessly
- Loose at sea
- Not anchored
- Unrestrained, as a ship
- Becalmed
- Not moored