Electrical problem
The crossword clue "Electrical problem" is answered by SHORT, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHORT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHORT answer page.
Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 9 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.
- SHORTCIRCUIT (2 uses in xd)
- ARCING (1 uses in xd)
- LEAKAGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHORT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHORT, most used first.
- Brief - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Strapped for cash - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Concise - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Low on cash - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Low on funds - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Wiring problem - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Brief in duration - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Lacking - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Taking little time - 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.
- Sleep problem - APNEA, used 47 times
- Electrical unit - FARAD, used 43 times
- Breathing problem - APNEA, used 42 times
- Electrical pioneer Nikola - TESLA, used 35 times
- Laundry problem - STAIN, used 34 times
- Peptic problem - ULCER, used 34 times
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