To no avail Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue To no avail last seen in Newsday puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FUTILE.

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9 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
FUTILE To no avail (6) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
VAINLY To no avail (6) New York Times Jul 7, 2024
IN VAIN To no avail (7) The Times Concise May 15, 2023
USELESS To no avail (7) Newsday Oct 2, 2022
INVAIN To no avail (6) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2022
HOPELESS To no avail (8)
FRUITLESS To no avail (9)
USELESSLY To no avail (9)
IDLY To no avail (4)

31 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
32% ONTAP Available (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 22, 2025
31% INUSE Not available (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
31% BUSY Not available (4) USA Today Aug 26, 2025
29% ONHAND Available (6) Thomas Joseph May 3, 2025
29% TAKEN Not available (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2024
29% HAVETIME Be available (8) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2021
29% TOBEHAD Available (7) Newsday Oct 30, 2020
29% UNUSABLE Of no avail (8) Premier Sunday Oct 11, 2020
29% ONCALL Available (6) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2020
29% TONO ___ avail (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 26, 2019

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When something is done "To no avail," it means it was ineffective or unsuccessful. "In vain" is a common phrase conveying this idea, making it the perfect answer for the clue.