Unfruitful
The crossword clue "Unfruitful" is answered by ARID, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ARID
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARID answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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
- Excessively dry - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- 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
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