The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PINED , but the solution may also be ACHED which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Hankered crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PINED | 38 % | 5 |
| YEARNED | 31 % | 7 |
| ITCHED | 15 % | 6 |
| YENNED | 8 % | 6 |
| ACHED | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hankered
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yearn
- long
- yearned
- thirsted
- lusted
- craved
- longed
- yearning
- yearns
- wanted
- longing
- longings
Crossword Answer definitions
PINED verb- To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
- To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
- To grieve or mourn for.
- To inflict pain upon; to torment.
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 PINED
- Hankered
- Yearned for
- Longed (for)
- Wanted bad, with "for"
- Yearned
- Wished (for)
- Felt a longing
- Languished
- Had a longing
- Longed
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 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 YENNED
- Had a hankering
- Longed (for): Slang.
- Craved
- Longed
- Hankered
- Had an appetite
- Had an urge
- Desired
- Felt a longing