Excessively dry

The answer

ARID

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARID answer page.

Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ARID

Every other clue in this collection answered by ARID, most used first.

• Saharan - used 195 times, most recently in 2026
• Parched - used 189 times, most recently in 2026
• Desertlike - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
• Bone-dry - used 167 times, most recently in 2026
• Dry - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
• Dry as a desert - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• Very dry - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Jejune - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Dry as dust - used 68 times, most recently in 2022
• Like the Sahara - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
• Like the Gobi - used 60 times, most recently in 2023
• Dry as a bone - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Extremely dry - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Like Death Valley - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Like a desert - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• Waterless - used 37 times, most recently in 2019
• Uninteresting. - used 32 times, most recently in 2014
• Like the Kalahari - used 31 times, most recently in 2023
• Barren. - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Hot and dry - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Desiccated - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Desert-like - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Like the Mojave - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Desert-dry - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Lifeless - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Like the Atacama - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Like the desert - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Like a dust bowl - used 18 times, most recently in 2016
• Unproductive - used 17 times, most recently in 2005
• Drought-stricken - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Unimaginative - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Droughty - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Extra dry - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Lacking moisture - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Moistureless - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Sahara-like - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Rain-deprived - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Rarely rained on - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Sere - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Dull - used 11 times, most recently in 1996
• Rainless - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Gobi-like - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Like a desert climate - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Needing irrigation - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Uninspiring - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Desert descriptor - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Lacking water - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Like the Negev - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Mojave-like - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Unfit for farming - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Drought-scourged - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Getting little rain - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Like deserts - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Rain-starved - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Suitable for cacti - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Adjective for Death Valley - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Dry as the Sahara - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Gobi-ish - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Ideal for cacti - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Lacking rain - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Prone to dust storms - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Really dry - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Very dry, as a desert - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Dehydrated - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Devoid of moisture - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Extra, extra dry - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Fruitless - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Getting little rainfall - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• In need of rain - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Nearly rainless - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Quite dry - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Unfruitful - 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.

• Dry run - TEST, used 106 times
• Dry - SERE, used 87 times
• Bone-dry - SERE, used 60 times
• Very dry, as champagne - BRUT, used 49 times
• Dry riverbed - WADI, used 44 times
• Not quite dry - DAMP, used 39 times

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