Serving no purpose
The crossword clue "Serving no purpose" is answered by OTIOSE, a 6-letter entry. Used 19 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OTIOSE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OTIOSE answer page.
Used 19 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 4 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.
- TAKINGUPSPACE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OTIOSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OTIOSE, most used first.
- Indolent - used 42 times, most recently in 2012
- Idle - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Lazy - used 29 times, most recently in 2018
- Futile - used 19 times, most recently in 2016
- Ineffective - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Useless - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Slothful - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- At leisure - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
- Of no use - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Purpose - INTENT, used 52 times
- Ultimate purpose - ENDALL, used 23 times
- Ultimate purpose - ENDUSE, used 17 times
- Walked with purpose - STRODE, used 17 times
- Bacon serving - RASHER, used 16 times
- Chicken serving - BREAST, used 16 times
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