The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LACK which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Be deficient in crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LACK | 78 % | 4 |
| WANT | 22 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Be deficient in
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inadequate
- lack
- poor
- scant
- short
- shy
- fall
- shorts
- want
- anemic
- defective
- deficiency
Crossword Answer definitions
LACK noun- A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
- A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- To be without, to need, to require.
- To be short (of or for something).
- To be in want.
- To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result LACK
- Be caught short
- Be in need of
- Absence
- Ain't got
- Deficiency
- Paucity
- Shortfall
- Be deficient in
- Are deficient in
- Dearth