The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GREEDY , but the solution may also be LUSTFUL which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Covetous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GREEDY | 43 % | 6 |
| AVARICIOUS | 14 % | 10 |
| GREENWITHENVY | 14 % | 13 |
| LUSTFUL | 14 % | 7 |
| ACQUISITIVE | 14 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Covetous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- desirous
- avaricious
- greedy
- grasping
- acquisitive
- jealous
- envious
- grabby
- prehensile
- lustful
- coveting
- rapacious
Crossword Answer definitions
GREEDY adjective- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- Prone to overeat.
- Tending to match as much text as possible.
- (of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
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More clues leading to the result GREEDY
- Avaricious
- "There is a very fine line between loving life and being ___ for it" (Maya Angelou)
- Gormandizing
- Piggish
- Self-motivated?
- Like Midas
- Moneygrubbing
- Wanting it all
- Insatiable
- Hardly generous