Answer to "Desire" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WANT , but the solution may also be ENVY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).

Desire crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
WANT19 %4
YEN19 %3
URGE13 %4
WISH10 %4
ITCH8 %4
CRAVE7 %5
HOPEFOR4 %7
THIRST3 %6
EROS2 %4
APPETITE2 %8
HOPE2 %4
COVET2 %5
LUST1 %4
YEARN1 %5
FEELLIKE1 %8
NEED1 %4
ACHE1 %4
LONGING1 %7
AIM0 %3
WISHFOR0 %7
CARETO0 %6
PINEFOR0 %7
ENVY0 %4
YEARNING0 %8
LONG0 %4
WILL0 %4
LUSTAFTER0 %9
YEARNFOR0 %8
PASSION0 %7

Why may WANT be the right solution?

The word "want" is often used to describe a strong desire or a feeling of lacking something. Therefore, it is an appropriate answer for the clue "Desire."

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desire

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • want
  • hope
  • trust
  • ambition
  • longing
  • eagerness
  • yearning
  • wanting
  • wish
  • motivation
  • passion
  • urge

Crossword Answer definitions

WANT noun
  1. A desire, wish, longing.
  2. (often followed by of) Lack, absence.
  3. Poverty.
  4. Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
  5. A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
WANT verb
  1. To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
  2. (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
  3. To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
  4. (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
  5. (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
  6. (now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
  7. To be lacking or deficient or absent.
  8. To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
  9. To lack and be without, to not have (something).
  10. (by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.

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