Lacking purpose
The crossword clue "Lacking purpose" is answered by ADRIFT, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ADRIFT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADRIFT answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ADRIFT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADRIFT, most used first.
- Floating aimlessly - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Aimless - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Unmoored - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Floating freely - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Not anchored - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Purpose - INTENT, used 52 times
- Lacking principles - AMORAL, used 32 times
- Lacking a musical key - ATONAL, used 27 times
- Lacking a key - ATONAL, used 26 times
- Lacking vitality - ANEMIC, used 24 times
- Ultimate purpose - ENDALL, used 23 times
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