Pointless Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Pointless crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on January 16 2026 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Pointless has a total of 4 letters.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%IDLEPointlessNewsday
20%ADOPointless fussUSA Today
20%EPEEPointless event at the Olympics?LA Times
20%SHAGGYDOGLong rambling and ultimately pointless as a story or jokeWall Street Journal
20%SHAGGYDOGLong, rambling and ultimately pointless, as a story or jokeWall Street Journal
20%NOUSEIts pointlessLA Times

Definition

Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
Light-headed; foolish.
To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

  • Newsday: Jan 16, 2026
  • Newsday: Dec 3, 2023
  • Wall Street Journal: Aug 19, 2023
  • Newsday: Apr 20, 2023
  • Universal: Feb 13, 2023

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