The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IDLE , but the solution may also be OUTOFORDER which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Not working crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IDLE | 52 % | 4 |
| OFF | 23 % | 3 |
| OUTOFORDER | 3 % | 10 |
| ONLEAVE | 3 % | 7 |
| ONABREAK | 2 % | 8 |
| ONTHEFRITZ | 2 % | 10 |
| DEAD | 2 % | 4 |
| BROKEN | 1 % | 6 |
| ONBREAK | 1 % | 7 |
| OUTOFCOMMISSION | 1 % | 15 |
| ATREST | 1 % | 6 |
| KAPUT | 1 % | 5 |
| RIDING | 1 % | 6 |
| ONSTRIKE | 1 % | 8 |
| LAIDOFF | 1 % | 7 |
| RETIRED | 1 % | 7 |
| DOWN | 1 % | 4 |
| IDLED | 1 % | 5 |
| INACTIVE | 1 % | 8 |
| UNEMPLOYED | 1 % | 10 |
| ONTHEBLINK | 1 % | 10 |
| ATLUNCH | 1 % | 7 |
| JOBLESS | 1 % | 7 |
| OUTOFWHACK | 1 % | 10 |
| ONVACATION | 1 % | 10 |
Why may OUTOFORDER be the right solution?
"Out of order" means that something is not working or not functioning properly. Therefore, "OUTOFORDER" is a fitting answer for the clue "Not working."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not working
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nonworking
- no dice
- unsuccess
- unsuccessful
- nonfunctioning
- unresponsive
- not applicable
- nonresponsive
- unavailable
- unplayable
- no good
- irresponsive
Crossword Answer definitions
IDLE noun- An idle animation.
- An idle game.
- To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
- To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
- Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
- Empty, vacant.
- Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
- Light-headed; foolish.
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 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 OFF
- Not quite on the mark
- Not at work
- "We're ___ to see..."
- On holiday
- Wide of the mark
- Not quite right
- Not at one's best
- "Turn that racket ___!"
- Away
- Deep Woods Sportsman maker
More clues leading to the result OUTOFORDER
- Not in working condition
- Busted
- Malfunctioning
- Mixed up
- Unsuitable
- Scrambled
- Down
- Down at the plant
- Kaput
- On the fritz
More clues leading to the result ONLEAVE
- Off-duty
- OK to be off-base
- Off base, say
- Away
- Duty-free?
- Off base with permission
- Off-base
- Absent with permission from work
- Legally off-base
- Having a baby, say
More clues leading to the result ONABREAK
- Together but, not... currently... look, it's complicated, okay?
- Resting
- Not working
- Away from work temporarily
- Taking ten
More clues leading to the result ONTHEFRITZ
More clues leading to the result DEAD
- Doornail descriptive
- __ letter office
- In need of recharging
- Having met one's maker
- In need of juice
- Totally shot
- Without power
- Inoperative
- No longer in play
- Out of bounds
More clues leading to the result BROKEN
- Humbled
- On the blink
- Not working
- Gone to pieces?
- Malfunctioning
- Like many records
- With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue
- Needing fixing
- In need of a fix
- Like some promises
More clues leading to the result ONBREAK
- Having coffee, say
- Taking five or ten
- Temporarily punched out
- Not working, say
- Not working
- Out for coffee
- Out for coffee, say
- Taking 10 at work
More clues leading to the result OUTOFCOMMISSION
- KAPUT
- Not working.
- Ailing
- Broken
- Not available for use
- In need of repair
- Not working
- Disappointed salesman?
- The sales clerk was ___
More clues leading to the result ATREST
- Not in motion
- On a chaise lounge
- Reposing
- Motionless
- Chilling
- Chilling out
- Doing nothing
- Not working
- Inert
- Lying calmly
More clues leading to the result KAPUT
- On the blink
- Out of circulation
- On the fritz
- No longer working
- Totally busted
- Dead as a doornail
- Done for
- Unable to function, slangily
- Broken
- Dead in the water
More clues leading to the result RIDING
- Jockey's job
- Equestrian activity
- Harassing
- Ridiculing
- Equestrian's forte
- Emulating cavalry members
- North, East and West divisions of Yorkshire.
- Outdoor sport.
- ___ high.
- Kind of habit
More clues leading to the result ONSTRIKE
- Not working, perhaps
- Refusing to work
- Picket-line placard
- Picketing
- Picket line placard
- Picketing, perhaps
- Walking the line
- Not working, maybe
- Sign carried by a picket
- Picket's sign
More clues leading to the result LAIDOFF
- Let go
- Dismissed for now
- Fired
- Desisted
- Dismissed.
- Dismissed
- Idled, as workers
- Pink-slipped
- Finally left alone
- Hurt by downsizing
More clues leading to the result RETIRED
- No longer working
- Like Cal Ripken, Jr.
- "The "R" in AARP
- Hit the hay
- Not working
- Part of 14-Across, originally
- No longer playing
- Gone to bed
- Turned in
- Through with work
More clues leading to the result DOWN
- Fluffy feathers
- "Black Hawk ___" (2001 Ridley Scott movie)
- Like this answer
- See above
- Bummed
- This way
- Like this clue's answer
- The other way?
- Out partner
- Melancholy
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 INACTIVE
More clues leading to the result UNEMPLOYED
More clues leading to the result ONTHEBLINK
- KAPUT
- Out of order
- Not working well
- Not in working order
- Nor working: Colloq.
- Broken
- Not working
- Inoperative
- See 36-Across
- Needing Mr. Fix-It
More clues leading to the result ATLUNCH
- Out for a bite during the workday
- Entertaining clients, maybe
- Unavailable, in a way
- Out for a bite
- Out for a sandwich, perhaps
- Temporarily out of the office
- Out around midday, say
- Out of the office, perhaps
- Out for a bite, maybe
- Not working
More clues leading to the result JOBLESS
More clues leading to the result OUTOFWHACK
- In disrepair
- Not functioning correctly
- Not in working order, informally
- Not working properly
- Not working right
- On the blink
- Broken
- Not working
- Busted