The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WANTED , but the solution may also be SOUGHT which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Desired crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WANTED | 19 % | 6 |
| SOUGHT | 13 % | 6 |
| ITCHED | 13 % | 6 |
| HOPEDFOR | 13 % | 8 |
| HOPED | 13 % | 5 |
| WISHED | 13 % | 6 |
| YEARNED | 6 % | 7 |
| YENNED | 6 % | 6 |
| THIRSTED | 6 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desired
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wanted
- sought after
- coveted
- in demand
- desirable
- craved
- hoped-for
- wish
- sought-after
- prized
- preferred
- favoured
Crossword Answer definitions
WANTED verb- To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
- (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
- To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
- (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
- (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
- (now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
- To be lacking or deficient or absent.
- To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
- To lack and be without, to not have (something).
- (by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.
- Wished for; desired; sought
- Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
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 WANTED
- Kind of poster
- Had to have
- Poster heading
- Help may come ahead of it
- Large-print word on a sheriff's poster
- Police poster word
- In demand
- Desired
- Longed for
- Message over Post Office posters.
More clues leading to the result SOUGHT
- Looked for
- Tried for
- Desired
- Quested
- Looked high and low for
- Pursued, as an office
- Tried to find
- Endeavored
- Appealed for
- Pursued
More clues leading to the result ITCHED
- Suffered from an allergy, perhaps
- Desired
- Had a bite, perhaps?
- Reacted to a bite
- Reacted to a mosquito bite
- Hankered
- Had a hankering
- Was restless
- Craved, with "for"
- Bugged, as a bug bite
More clues leading to the result HOPEDFOR
More clues leading to the result HOPED
- Didn't despair
- Held expectations for
- Crossed one's fingers
- Wished (for)
- Had fingers crossed
- Was optimistic
- Played Pollyanna
- Had expectations
- Had a wish
- Wished
More clues leading to the result WISHED
- Commanded a genie?
- Longed
- Hoped
- Acted after a coin toss, maybe
- Desired
- Made a request.
- Used a certain well
- Yearned
- Pined
- Hoped (for)
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 YENNED
- Had a hankering
- Longed (for): Slang.
- Craved
- Longed
- Hankered
- Had an appetite
- Had an urge
- Desired
- Felt a longing