The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EARN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Deserve crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EARN | 54 % | 4 |
| MERIT | 26 % | 5 |
| RATE | 20 % | 4 |
| CLAIM | 0 % | 5 |
Why may EARN be the right solution?
The word "earn" means to deserve something through effort or work.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deserve
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- merit
- rate
- worth
- credit
- have
- merits
- require
- need
- receive
- claim
- warrant
- qualify
Crossword Answer definitions
EARN verb- To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- To receive payment for work.
- To receive payment for work.
- To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
- To achieve by being worthy of.
- To curdle, as milk.
- To long; to yearn.
- To grieve.
- A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- An eagle.
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 EARN
- Bring home
- Bring in
- Deserve
- Make bread
- Post a gain
- Pull down
- Yield, as interest
- Acquire by effort
- Be entitled to
- Merit
More clues leading to the result MERIT
- Excellence
- High value
- Kind of pay or system
- Worth
- Deserve
- Type of badge
- Be worthy of
- Parliament rival
- Scholarship consideration
- ___ badge
More clues leading to the result RATE
- $150 per hour, for example
- Assess
- Deserve
- Deserve, as a raise
- How interest is shown
- Have importance
- "At any ___"
- Appraise
- Designate PG-13
- Designate as PG-13, e.g.