The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ERG which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Unit of work crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERG | 89 % | 3 |
| JOULE | 5 % | 5 |
| ERGON | 2 % | 5 |
| MANHOUR | 2 % | 7 |
| MANYEAR | 1 % | 7 |
| JOB | 1 % | 3 |
| HOUR | 1 % | 4 |
Why may ERG be the right solution?
An "erg" is a unit of work in the CGS system, equal to the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unit of work
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Crossword Answer definitions
ERG noun- The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules.
- A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
- An ergometer.
- To use an ergometer.
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 ERG
- A little work
- Bit of work
- Fraction of a joule
- Piece of work
- Unit of work
- Work unit
- A bit of work
- A little work?
- Energy unit
- Piece of work?
More clues leading to the result JOULE
- 10,000,000 ergs
- British physicist
- Energy required to lift a small apple
- Unit of energy
- Unit of work
- Energy unit
- Ten million ergs
- Measure of energy
- Unit of work or energy
- Physics unit that sounds like a gem
More clues leading to the result ERGON
- Measure of work.
- Work, in terms of heat.
- Unit of work.
- Measure of work, in physics.
- Work measured in terms of heat.
- Work unit.
- Work, in terms of its equivalent in heat.
- Work, in physics.
- Work-heat measure
- Work measure, in physics
More clues leading to the result MANHOUR
More clues leading to the result MANYEAR
- Work unit
- Project work unit
- Time-study unit
- Worker's time unit
- Work force measure
- Unit of work
- Work unit in accountancy
More clues leading to the result JOB
- Exemplar of patience
- Position
- __ action (work slowdown)
- Paragon of patience
- Gig
- Coach, for one
- Crossword construction, for a very select few
- Pilot, e.g.
- Scarcity during a recession
- Graduate's objective