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NEEDLESS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NEEDLESS.

27 total results for NEEDLESS( score: 50 )

6 results for NEEDLESS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Feb 13, 200914DGratuitousDoug PetersonShortz
Wed Nov 19, 200337DUncalled for (2)Richard SilvestriShortz
Sun Jun 24, 200117DExpendableRandolph RossShortz
Sun Jul 23, 200083DUncalled-for (2)Patrick BerryShortz
Fri Aug 18, 199530DLike a lot of worryManny NosowskyShortz
Wed Mar 2, 199441DUnnecessaryJonathan SchmatzbachShortz
4 results for NEEDLESS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
May 14, 2023Panda64AUnnecessary phonographh partssAlex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Jul 3, 2016Cryptic16DItems in a sewing kit beginning to seem unnecessary (8)Richard SilvestriShortz
Apr 3, 2016AcrosticTDispensable, gratuitousEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Mar 2, 2014Cryptic6DExpendable bugs squashed at the beginning (8)Fraser SimpsonShortz
17 results for NEEDLESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun May 26, 199185AUncalled-forAlfio MicciMaleska
Thu Jun 16, 19889DUnnecessaryMargaret W. HuskeyMaleska
Fri Feb 20, 198736DGratuitousEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tue Aug 9, 19839DGratuitousCharles EnglerMaleska
Mon Feb 23, 198143AUnnecessaryMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Mon Mar 24, 198038DSuperfluousGrace FabbroniMaleska
Tue Aug 1, 197259AUnessentialUnknownWeng
Tue Feb 25, 19699DSuperfluous.UnknownWeng
Thu Jan 26, 196741ASuperfluous.Helen FasuloFarrar
Sun Oct 19, 195811DSuperfluous.A. H. Drummond Jr.Farrar
Wed Jul 11, 19569DSuperfluous.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Mon Sep 26, 195547ANot required.Helen FasuloFarrar
Wed Feb 4, 195339DNot required.UnknownFarrar
Wed Oct 25, 19507DUnnecessary.Edward BucklerFarrar
Sun Apr 3, 194988DUnnecessary.D. G. CaywoodFarrar
Sun Feb 21, 194323DNot required.I. KertFarrar
Sun Sep 13, 194275DSuperfluous.Agnes W. BartlettFarrar
Anagrams:SELDSEEN, LESSENED
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