The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IDLED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Twiddled one's thumbs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IDLED | 79 % | 5 |
| SATIDLE | 11 % | 7 |
| SAT | 5 % | 3 |
| LOAFED | 5 % | 6 |
Why may IDLED be the right solution?
The phrase "twiddled one's thumbs" means to idly pass time with no purpose, which is synonymous with the word "idled."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Twiddled one's thumbs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sat
- idle
- bored
- idler
- wait
- twiddle
- thumb
- tedium
- ollie
- good
- agree
- all
Crossword Answer definitions
IDLED verb- 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.
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 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 SATIDLE
More clues leading to the result SAT
- Had one's portrait done
- Kind of scores
- Made a lap
- Rode the bench
- Used an arm chair
- Was in session
- Convened
- Created a lap
- Minded the baby
- Posed