Crossword answer
ADRIFT
6 letters · Used for 13 different clues · 22 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
ADRIFT
Clues that lead to ADRIFT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Floating aimlessly6USA TodayAug 24, 2026
Still on open water, this 2018 true-story survival film stars Shailene Woodley as a sailor who is left stranded in the aftermath of a hurricane6Daily ThemedAug 6, 2026
If dart (anag) (6)6The GuardianJul 9, 2026
Commercial division is off course (6)6The GuardianJun 15, 2026
A tenor absent without leave6Evening StandardApr 27, 2026
Astray6Evening StandardOct 25, 2024
Powerless to choose one's course?6Evening StandardJun 24, 2024
Raft I'd lost at sea6The IndependentMar 5, 2024
Off course6Evening StandardOct 19, 2023
Unmoored6Evening StandardNov 18, 2022
Just one tenor, unattached6Evening StandardJun 20, 2022
Floating around, being AWOL6Evening StandardJan 6, 2022
Floating around getting a doctor properly fit6Evening StandardOct 17, 2019
About ADRIFT in crosswords
ADRIFT is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 22 times in our database across 13 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Floating aimlessly” in the USA Today crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
FASTERQuicker to make a fatheaded bloomer
BEHEADDecapitate
ODESSABlack Sea port
SIRIUS___ Black (Harry Potter) – Dog Star (6)
KEYFOBAuto unlocker, of a sort
KICKINTake effect (Informal)
OILRIGKit for obtaining fossil fuel (3,3)
COVERTBeing secretive, finished in court
PACIFYMollify
MATRONHousemother
FLIGHTPlane journey
HERALDProclaim (6)
STEERSTakes the helm
ARARATTurkish peak
Every appearance of ADRIFT (22)
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Aug 24, 2026
Floating aimlessly · USA Today · 23 Across
Jul 9, 2026
If dart (anag) (6) · The Guardian · 19 Across
Jun 15, 2026
Commercial division is off course (6) · The Guardian · 22 Down
Apr 27, 2026
A tenor absent without leave · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Nov 30, 2025
Floating aimlessly · The Independent · 2 Down
Nov 2, 2025
Floating aimlessly · The Independent · 22 Across
Oct 25, 2024
Astray · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jun 24, 2024
Powerless to choose one's course? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Mar 5, 2024
Raft I'd lost at sea · The Independent · 6 Down
Oct 19, 2023
Off course · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jan 5, 2023
Off course · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Nov 18, 2022
Unmoored · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Aug 24, 2022
Off course · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jun 20, 2022
Just one tenor, unattached · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 11, 2022
Off course · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jan 6, 2022
Floating around, being AWOL · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 4, 2021
A tenor absent without leave · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Oct 17, 2019
Floating around getting a doctor properly fit · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Aug 23, 2019
Unmoored · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Aug 31, 2018
Astray · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Apr 5, 2018
Powerless to choose one's course? · Evening Standard · 9 Down