FUTILE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 353 solutions for 'FUTILE' with 3 to 17 letters.
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The clue "futile" last appeared in the LA Times crossword on May 11, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "OFNOUSE", a 7-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
FUTILE with 9 letters
ETIOLATED
9
FALTERING
9
FATUITOUS
9
FLUSTERED
9
FOOTLOOSE
9
FRIBBLING
9
FRIVOLOUS
9
FRUITLESS
9
HAPHAZARD
9
ILL-SUITED
9
IMPATIENT
9
IMPOLITIC
9
INCURABLE
9
IRREGULAR
9
ITINERANT
9
MYSTIFIED
9
NUGACIOUS
9
OF NO FORCE
9
PERPLEXED
9
POINTLESS
9
POWERLESS
9
RESILIENT
9
SCEPTICAL
9
SECONDARY
9
SECRETIVE
9
SENSELESS
9
SLEEPLESS
9
STILLBORN
9
TEMPORARY
9
THANKLESS
9
TRAIPSING
9
TRANSIENT
9
UNCERTAIN
9
UNDECIDED
9
UNFITTING
9
UNPLANNED
9
UNSECURED
9
UNSETTLED
9
WANDERING
9
WORTHLESS
9
FUTILE with 10 letters
ACCIDENTAL
10
AMBIVALENT
10
BEWILDERED
10
BORDERLINE
10
BUFFOONISH
10
CARELESSLY
10
CATCHPENNY
10
CHANGEABLE
10
CONTINGENT
10
DISPUTABLE
10
EXPENDABLE
10
FOOLHEADED
10
FOREDOOMED
10
FORTUITOUS
10
ILL-ADVISED
10
IMPOSSIBLE
10
INADEQUATE
10
INCIDENTAL
10
INCONSTANT
10
INDECISIVE
10
INDEFINITE
10
INDISTINCT
10
INFATUATED
10
IRRELEVANT
10
IRRESOLUTE
10
MAL A PROPOS
10
MALAPROPOS
10
MEANDERING
10
MISCARRIED
10
MYSTERIOUS
10
OF NO EFFECT
10
OUT OF PLACE
10
PRECARIOUS
10
PROFITLESS
10
RECKLESSLY
10
SUBSIDIARY
10
TRAVELLING
10
UNATTACHED
10
UNAVAILING
10
UNCREATIVE
10
UNEMPLOYED
10
UNPREPARED
10
UNRELIABLE
10
UNSUITABLE
10
FUTILE with 11 letters
ALTERNATING
11
CONVERTIBLE
11
DISCOMFITED
11
DISPENSABLE
11
FLUCTUATING
11
INADVISABLE
11
INCOMPETENT
11
INCONGRUOUS
11
INDEFINABLE
11
INEFFECTIVE
11
INEFFECTUAL ⭐
11
INEFFICIENT
11
INEXPEDIENT
11
INOPERATIVE
11
INOPPORTUNE
11
INVOLUNTARY
11

Top answers for FUTILE crossword clue from newspapers

OFNOUSE
NOUSE
USELESS
VAIN
OTIOSE
INEFFECTUAL
NOWIN

Definition of futile

  • producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

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What is the best solution to the riddle FUTILE?

Solution OFNOUSE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution OFNOUSE is 7 letters long. We have 49 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "FUTILE"?

There are 353 solutions. The longest is COUNTERPRODUCTIVE with 17 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

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1
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1
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1
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1
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‘FUTILE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘FUTILE’ is the solution:
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Unsuccessful or pointless (6)
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