The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DENSE , but the solution may also be OBTUSE which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Not the sharpest tool in the shed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENSE | 40 % | 5 |
| DIM | 20 % | 3 |
| OBTUSE | 20 % | 6 |
| THICK | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not the sharpest tool in the shed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- not the sharpest tool in the box
- not the sharpest crayon in the box
- dimwit
- unwit
- lackluster
- lackwit
- underwit
- dunce
- unskill
- subintellectual
- half-wit
- unadept
Crossword Answer definitions
DENSE noun- A thicket.
- Having relatively high density.
- Compact; crowded together.
- Thick; difficult to penetrate.
- Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- Obscure, or difficult to understand.
- Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
- (of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
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 DENSE
- Compact
- Like a pea-soup fog
- No Einstein
- None too swift
- Thick
- Thickheaded
- Tightly packed
- Slow
- Incredibly thick
- Not bright
More clues leading to the result DIM
- No rocket scientist
- __ bulb (not too bright)
- Not bright
- Shadowy
- Turn the lights down
- __ bulb (stupid person)
- Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
- Indistinct
- Vague
- Barely turned on
More clues leading to the result OBTUSE
- Dense
- Dull
- Between right and straight
- Dumb as a doorknob
- Slow-witted
- Greater than 90°, as an angle
- Thickheaded
- Slow to learn
- More than 90°, or less than tactful
- Insensitive