Absurd
The crossword clue "Absurd" is answered by INANE, a 5-letter entry. Used 95 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
INANE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INANE answer page.
Used 95 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 22 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- SILLY (11 uses in xd)
- INSANE (10 uses in xd)
- DAFT (4 uses in xd)
- FARCICAL (4 uses in xd)
- IRRATIONAL (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for INANE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by INANE, most used first.
- Silly - used 305 times, most recently in 2026
- Nonsensical - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Cockamamie - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Perfect - IDEAL, used 405 times
- Bumbling - INEPT, used 171 times
- Occupied - INUSE, used 165 times
- Notions - IDEAS, used 155 times
- Author Calvino - ITALO, used 151 times
- Actress Massey - ILONA, used 147 times
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