The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TRITE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Overworked crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRITE | 50 % | 5 |
| WORN | 33 % | 4 |
| STALE | 17 % | 5 |
Why may TRITE be the right solution?
"Overworked" can mean something that has been used so much that it has become unoriginal or cliché, which is exactly what "TRITE" means. It fits the clue well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Overworked
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- exploit
- overburdened
- overloaded
- overstretched
- swamped
- busy
- slammed
- overcrowded
- overwrought
- tired
- reworked
- overflowed
Crossword Answer definitions
TRITE adjective- Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
- So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
- A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
- Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.
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 TRITE
- Hackneyed
- Unoriginal
- Overdone
- Uninspired
- Like cliches
- Overused
- Like hackneyed writing
- Stale
- Far from fresh
- Worn out by use
More clues leading to the result WORN
- Ready for patching
- Showing the effects of overwork
- Secondhand
- Shabby
- Threadbare
- Beat-up
- Hackneyed
- Frayed
- Sported
- In need of rotation, possibly