Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive" featured in New York Times puzzle on July 24, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARGON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARGON Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive" (5) New York Times Jul 24, 2026
7% GYRO Food item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn" (4) New York Times May 15, 2026
6% HIPPO Animal whose full name stems from "river horse" in Greek (5) The Times Specialist Jul 13, 2026
6% HERA Greek goddess whose name is an anagram of her mother's (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 10, 2026
6% IDLE Inactive (4) The Telegraph Quick Jul 2, 2026
6% COLLAGEN Protein whose name derives ultimately from the Greek word for glue (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 7, 2026
6% GENOA City whose name is said to come from the Latin for "knees," in one theory (5) The Atlantic Jun 6, 2026
6% DRACO Constellation whose name comes from the Latin for "dragon" (5) New York Times Mini May 19, 2026
6% SAT Was inactive (3) Thomas Joseph May 13, 2026
6% IMPALA Animal whose name comes from the Zulu for "gazelle" (6) USA Today Apr 26, 2026

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