The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHAFF which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
Worthless matter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHAFF | 67 % | 5 |
| GARBAGE | 17 % | 7 |
| SLAG | 17 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Worthless matter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- debris
- detritus
- rubbish
- trash
- garbage
- shrapnel
- rubble
- mince
- littered
- scrapping
- litter
- lop
Crossword Answer definitions
CHAFF noun- The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
- Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
- Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
- Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
- Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
- To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
- To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
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 CHAFF
- Refuse
- Banter
- Threshing debris
- Wheat waste
- Tease good-naturedly
- Grain refuse
- It's separated from wheat
- Threshing refuse
- Grain husk
- Threshing leftovers
More clues leading to the result GARBAGE
- Nonsense
- It's picked up regularly
- Trash
- Refuse
- Major city problem.
- Dump drop-off
- What's at your disposal?
- Claptrap
- Hefty item
- With letters 4 to 6, Hefty purchase