The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word YEARN which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2019.
Hanker crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEARN | 67 % | 5 |
| LONG | 9 % | 4 |
| ACHE | 9 % | 4 |
| ITCH | 6 % | 4 |
| YEN | 6 % | 3 |
| CRAVE | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hanker
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yearn
- long
- cogitate
- hankey
- hanka
- crave
- filch
- gawp
- bittie
- retributory
- agelong
- fagged
Crossword Answer definitions
YEARN verb- To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- To curdle, as milk.
- Yearning; yen.
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 YEARN
- Long
- Long for
- Feel a longing
- Want badly
- Hanker after, with "for"
- Harbor longings
- Long (for)
- Feel nostalgia, e.g.
- Pine
- Have a hankering
More clues leading to the result LONG
- Hanker for
- Louisiana's "Kingfish"
- North Atlantic island
- Protracted
- 1956 Little Richard hit "____ Tall Sally"
- Aspire
- Have a desire
- Yearn
- Needing editing, perhaps
- Yearn (for)
More clues leading to the result ACHE
- Head starter
- Charley horse
- Dull pain
- Head ailment
- Pain in the neck
- Pine
- Sore point
- Sore spot
- Tummy trouble
- Yearn
More clues leading to the result ITCH
- Backscratcher target
- Chicken-pox symptom
- Want to scratch
- What to scratch
- Ivy affliction
- Antsy feeling
- Allergic reaction
- Yen
- Burning desire
- Characteristic of crabs
More clues leading to the result YEN
- Craving
- Hankering
- Kyoto cash
- Kyoto currency
- Urge
- Desire
- Itch
- Yearning
- The capital of Japan?
- Major global currency unit worth about a penny