The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word YEARNED , but the solution may also be LONGED which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in New York Times).
Ached crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEARNED | 40 % | 7 |
| LONGED | 20 % | 6 |
| PAINED | 20 % | 6 |
| PINED | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ached
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hurt
- pined
- yearned
- throbbed
- itched
- cried
- trembled
- tingled
- longed
- clutched
- gurgled
- palpitate
Crossword Answer definitions
YEARNED verb- To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- To curdle, as milk.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result YEARNED
- Wanted badly
- Had quite an itch
- Had a hankering
- Hankered
- Craved
- Ached (for)
- Pined
- Longed (for)
- Had a longing
- Ached
More clues leading to the result LONGED
- Yearned
- Ached (for)
- Yearned (for)
- Pined
- Had a yearning
- Pined (for)
- Wished (for)
- Yearned.
- Wished earnestly.
- Hankered (for).
More clues leading to the result PAINED
- Showing anguish
- Expressing anguish
- Like a wincer's expression
- Anguished
- Hurt
- Like a wince
- In distress
- Showing distress
- Showing discomfort, as a look
- Distressed