The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word YENS , but the solution may also be WANTS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Desires crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YENS | 68 % | 4 |
| WANTS | 16 % | 5 |
| LUSTS | 5 % | 5 |
| THIRSTS | 1 % | 7 |
| YEARNS | 1 % | 6 |
| CRAVES | 1 % | 6 |
| HOPES | 1 % | 5 |
| REQUESTS | 1 % | 8 |
| LONGS | 1 % | 5 |
| ITCHES | 1 % | 6 |
| NEEDS | 1 % | 5 |
| GREEDS | 1 % | 6 |
| LONGSFOR | 1 % | 8 |
| AMBITIONS | 1 % | 9 |
| COVETS | 1 % | 6 |
| ASKS | 1 % | 4 |
Why may YENS be the right solution?
The word "yens" is a verb that means to have a strong desire or craving for something. Therefore, it is a suitable answer for the clue "Desires".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desires
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- want
- hope
- trust
- ambitions
- anxieties
- appetites
- aspirations
- aspires
- auspices
- concerns
- covets
- craves
Crossword Answer definitions
YENS noun- A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
- To have a strong desire for.
- Opium.
- You, you all; used in referring to a group that includes one's audience.
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 YENS
More clues leading to the result WANTS
- Letter to Santa contents
- Doesn't have it all
- Privations
- Desires
- Lacks
- Would like to have
- Has a yen for
- Craves
- Would like
- Has a craving for
More clues leading to the result LUSTS
- Desires
- Yearnings
- Intense cravings
- Strong cravings
- Has an intense craving (for)
- Craves, with "for"
- Commits one of the deadly sins
- Commits one of the seven deadly sins
- Passionate cravings
- Cravings
More clues leading to the result THIRSTS
- Wants in the worst way
- Has a strong desire
- Ardent desires
- Is dehydrated
- Deep desires
- Longs (for)
- Strong desires, as for water
- Yearns
- Craves, with "for"
- Needs a pitcher
More clues leading to the result YEARNS
- Pines
- Aches
- Aches (for)
- Longs
- Hungers
- Has a hankering
- Longs for
- Deeply desires, with "for"
- Longs (for)
- Desires, with "for"
More clues leading to the result CRAVES
- Thirsts for
- More than wants
- Has a longing for
- Asks to be told.
- Begs.
- Needs
- Desires
- Yearns for
- Longs for
- Covets
More clues leading to the result HOPES
- Anticipates
- Dreams partner
- Dreams
- Tomorrow's expectations, today
- Is optimistic
- Aspirations
- What optimists have
- Some are high and some are false
- Wishes for
- Expects
More clues leading to the result REQUESTS
- Some piano players take them
- Piano bar petitions
- Numbers from the audience
- Some bands take them
- Desires.
- Asks.
- Bands take them
- D.J.'s considerations
- Lounge pianists may take them
More clues leading to the result LONGS
- Yearns
- Yearns (for)
- Some big-and-tall-shop wares
- Hankers
- Huey and Howie
- Suit sizes for the tall
- Pines (for)
- Has a hankering (for)
- Some sleeve sizes
- Some garment sizes
More clues leading to the result ITCHES
- They may be hard to reach
- Scratches the surface?
- Cravings
- Yens
- Nails' targets
- Requires scratching
- Rash reactions
- Rash reactions?
- Things to scratch
- Urges
More clues leading to the result NEEDS
- Basic ___
- Has to have
- Requirements
- Must have
- Requires
- Lacks
- Prerequisites
- Calls for
- They may be met
- Food, clothing, and shelter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result GREEDS
- Passions for possession.
- Desires.
- Acquisitive desires.
- Unreasonable desires.
- Unruly passions.
- Cupidities
- Personal excesses
- Avaricious desires
More clues leading to the result LONGSFOR
More clues leading to the result AMBITIONS
More clues leading to the result COVETS
- Breaks a commandment
- Wants badly
- Hungers for
- Breaks the Tenth Commandment
- Violates the Tenth Commandment
- Wrongly desires
- Longs for enviously
- Has an itch
- Strongly desires
- Desires.