Useful
The crossword clue "Useful" is answered by UTILE, a 5-letter entry. Used 39 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
UTILE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UTILE answer page.
Used 39 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 8 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.
- OFHELP (13 uses in xd)
- HANDY (9 uses in xd)
- PRACTICAL (3 uses in xd)
- OFVALUE (2 uses in xd)
- FILLINGANEED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for UTILE
Every other clue in this collection answered by UTILE, most used first.
- Practical - used 110 times, most recently in 2025
- Functional - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Of service - used 58 times, most recently in 2025
- Serviceable - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Handy - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Serving a purpose - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Helpful - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Useful skill - ASSET, used 104 times
- Useful quality - ASSET, used 51 times
- Prove useful - AVAIL, used 24 times
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