Does nothing
The crossword clue "Does nothing" is answered by IDLES, a 5-letter entry. Used 58 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IDLES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDLES answer page.
Used 58 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LOAFS (13 uses in xd)
- SITSONONESHANDS (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for IDLES
Every other clue in this collection answered by IDLES, most used first.
- Runs in neutral - used 72 times, most recently in 2025
- Wastes time - used 26 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.
- Do-nothing - IDLER, used 59 times
- "Nothing ___!" - DOING, used 45 times
- Did nothing - IDLED, used 43 times
- Does as told - OBEYS, used 40 times
- ___ nothing - ALLOR, used 40 times
- Nothing-but-net sound - SWISH, used 40 times
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