Worthless matter
The crossword clue "Worthless matter" is answered by CHAFF, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CHAFF
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CHAFF answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CHAFF
Every other clue in this collection answered by CHAFF, most used first.
- Grain husks - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Refuse - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Banter - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Grain harvest debris - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Subject matter - TOPIC, used 29 times
- Matter - COUNT, used 20 times
- Worthless stuff - DROSS, used 16 times
- Matter of debate - ISSUE, used 12 times
- State of matter - SOLID, used 11 times
- Worthless stuff - TRIPE, used 10 times
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