Crossword answer
DULL
4 letters · Used for 20 different clues · 35 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
DULL
Clues that lead to DULL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Grayish, say4New York TimesAug 23, 2026
Snore-inducing4Wall Street JournalAug 21, 2026
Boring4LA TimesMay 3, 2026
Monotonous4Evening StandardApr 14, 2026
Lacking brightness (rhymes with "null")4Daily ThemedMar 26, 2026
Unimaginative European leaving dispute with Luxembourg4The IndependentMar 6, 2026
Antonym of "bright" or "shiny"4Daily ThemedFeb 4, 2026
Lackluster4NewsdayNov 20, 2025
Hardly thrilling4Daily ThemedOct 28, 2025
Lacking brightness4Daily ThemedOct 15, 2025
Not shiny4Daily ThemedJun 22, 2025
Gloomy4Evening StandardMar 4, 2025
Most of expected lines will be boring4The IndependentMay 24, 2024
Uninteresting4Evening StandardMay 17, 2024
Cloudy4Evening StandardFeb 27, 2024
Stupid4Evening StandardFeb 22, 2024
Drab4Evening StandardOct 14, 2022
Dreary4Evening StandardMay 9, 2022
Sombre4Evening StandardSep 25, 2020
A brilliant rebuttal4Evening StandardMar 3, 2020
About DULL in crosswords
DULL is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 35 times in our database across 20 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Grayish, say” in the New York Times crossword on August 23, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
HOLAMexican greeting
TYPESort
NEXT____ of kin
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
PRAYPlead
SAGASuper-long story
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
WESTCompass point
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
LEGSAn ant has six of them
SKINEpidermis
MCCCNero’s 1,300
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
Every appearance of DULL (35)
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Aug 23, 2026
Grayish, say · New York Times · 118 Down
Aug 21, 2026
Snore-inducing · Wall Street Journal · 116 Across
May 3, 2026
Boring · LA Times · Down
Apr 14, 2026
Monotonous · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 26, 2026
Lacking brightness (rhymes with "null") · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Mar 6, 2026
Unimaginative European leaving dispute with Luxembourg · The Independent · 5 Down
Feb 4, 2026
Antonym of "bright" or "shiny" · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Nov 20, 2025
Lackluster · Newsday · Across
Oct 28, 2025
Hardly thrilling · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Oct 15, 2025
Boring · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 15, 2025
Lacking brightness · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Oct 11, 2025
Boring · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 22, 2025
Not shiny · Daily Themed · 32 Down
May 22, 2025
Lacking brightness · Daily Themed · 23 Across
Mar 4, 2025
Gloomy · Evening Standard · 37 Across
May 24, 2024
Most of expected lines will be boring · The Independent · 3 Down
May 17, 2024
Uninteresting · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 2, 2024
Lacking brightness · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Feb 27, 2024
Cloudy · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 22, 2024
Stupid · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Oct 14, 2022
Drab · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 9, 2022
Dreary · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Apr 22, 2022
Uninteresting · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Nov 18, 2021
Gloomy · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Sep 24, 2021
Dreary · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 28, 2021
Boring · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 29, 2020
Monotonous · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 25, 2020
Sombre · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 11, 2020
Boring · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Mar 5, 2020
Boring · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 3, 2020
A brilliant rebuttal · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Dec 18, 2019
Cloudy · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Oct 24, 2019
Cloudy · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 28, 2018
Gloomy · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jan 25, 2018
Stupid · Evening Standard · 3 Down