The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ARID , but the solution may also be STERILE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Unproductive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ARID | 34 % | 4 |
| STERILE | 23 % | 7 |
| BARREN | 21 % | 6 |
| IDLE | 11 % | 4 |
| DRY | 5 % | 3 |
| INARUT | 2 % | 6 |
| USELESS | 2 % | 7 |
| DEADEND | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unproductive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ineffectual
- ineffective
- fruitless
- futile
- nonproductive
- dry
- bootless
- vain
- sleeveless
- uneffective
- useless
- inefficient
Crossword Answer definitions
ARID adjective- Very dry.
- Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
- Devoid of value.
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 ARID
- Bone-dry
- Dry as a bone
- Like a Saharan RAID?
- Like a dust bowl
- Like the Gobi
- Mojave-like
- Overly dry
- Dehydrated
- Gobi-ish
- Like the Mojave
More clues leading to the result STERILE
- Lacking imagination
- Like a mule
- Germ-free
- Uninspired
- Unproductive
- Aseptic
- Germfree
- As clean as a doctor's instruments
- Lacking originality
- Fit to be used in an operating room
More clues leading to the result BARREN
- Fruitless
- Unproductive
- Lacking vegetation
- Unfruitful
- Far from arable
- Devoid of vegetation
- Like wastelands
- Seriously lacking in vegetation
- Infertile
- Like the Badlands
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 DRY
- Saharan
- Unbuttered
- Dock or cell
- Unbuttered toast
- Alcohol-free
- Boring
- Not drinking
- Opposite of 41-Down
- Out of ideas
- Teetotaling
More clues leading to the result INARUT
- Going nowhere fast
- Going nowhere, fast
- Needing a fresh outlook
- Ready for change
- Needing a change
- Bogged down, perhaps
- Mired, so to speak
- Spinning one's wheels
- Showing no imagination
- Trapped by routine
More clues leading to the result USELESS
- Of no value
- Vain
- Of no help whatsoever
- Like a vestigial organ
- Good-for-nothing
- Ineffectual
- Good for nothing
- Not worth a plugged nickel
- Futile
- Having no point