The clue "futility" last appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 29, 2017. The correct answer for this puzzle is "USELESSNESS", a 11-letter word.
Solution USELESSNESS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution USELESSNESS is 11 letters long. We have 9 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 156 solutions. The longest is COUNTERPRODUCTIVENESS with 21 letters, and the shortest is NO GO with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 21 letters long.
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