The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDY , but the solution may also be POOR which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Destitute crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDY | 49 % | 5 |
| POOR | 28 % | 4 |
| DOWNANDOUT | 6 % | 10 |
| INNEED | 5 % | 6 |
| FLATBROKE | 3 % | 9 |
| INWANT | 2 % | 6 |
| BANKRUPT | 2 % | 8 |
| BADOFF | 2 % | 6 |
| BROKE | 2 % | 5 |
| PENNILESS | 2 % | 9 |
| DOWNONONESLUCK | 2 % | 14 |
Why may POOR be the right solution?
The word "poor" means lacking sufficient money or material possessions. This fits the definition of "destitute," which means completely lacking something, especially money. Therefore, "poor" is the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Destitute
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- indigent
- poor
- impoverished
- poverty-stricken
- needy
- necessitous
- dispossessed
- poverty
- indigence
- deprived
- disadvantaged
- underprivileged
Crossword Answer definitions
NEEDY adjective- In need; poor.
- Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
- Needful; necessary.
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 NEEDY
- Impovished
- Soup-kitchen patrons
- Destitute
- Without a sou
- Hard up
- Demanding
- Wanting
- Poverty-stricken
- Dependent
- Eligible for a scholarship, maybe
More clues leading to the result POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result DOWNANDOUT
- Blue, literally
- Needy
- Without friends, money or prospects.
- Boxing finale.
- Boxing term.
- Boxing phrase.
- Broke
- On skid row
- Destitute
- In dire straits
More clues leading to the result INNEED
- Down and out
- Lacking, with "of"
- Wanting
- Wanting much
- Destitute
- Poverty-stricken
- Requiring help
- Requiring assistance
- Lacking
- Short of funds
More clues leading to the result FLATBROKE
- Centsless?
- Bankruptcy bound, perhaps
- *Poe
- Busted
- Penniless
- Without a cent
- Very short of funds
- Short on dough
- Destitute
- In dire straits
More clues leading to the result INWANT
More clues leading to the result BANKRUPT
- Insolvent
- Like a Chapter 11 filer
- Legally insolvent
- Insolvent.
- Destitute
- "Wheel of Fortune" spin on either side of "ONE MILLION"
- Impoverished
- Financially ruined
- Broke
More clues leading to the result BADOFF
More clues leading to the result BROKE
- Down-and-out
- Needing dough
- Cracked, perhaps
- Impecunious
- Tapped out
- Penniless
- Without a dime
- Belly-up
- Out of funds
- Something to go for?
More clues leading to the result PENNILESS
- Broke
- Destitute
- Without a sou.
- Impecunious.
- Simple Simon's status.
- Flat broke
- In dire straits
- *See 60-Across