Lacks the ability to
The crossword clue "Lacks the ability to" is answered by CANT, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CANT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CANT answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for CANT
Every other clue in this collection answered by CANT, most used first.
- Jargon - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Is unable to - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Quitter's word - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Isn't able to - used 35 times, most recently in 2023
- Argot - used 22 times, most recently in 2006
- Tilt - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
- Insincere talk - used 19 times, most recently in 2016
- Defeatist's word - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Pessimist's word - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Is unable - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Slope - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- "You ___ be serious!" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Beveled edge. - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Lean - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Hypocrisy - used 8 times, most recently in 2003
- Bevel - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- "Got other plans, sorry" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Lingo - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- "I ___ even" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Inclination - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Incline - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Lacks the power to - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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