The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word YEN , but the solution may also be URGE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Hankering crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEN | 46 % | 3 |
| ITCH | 26 % | 4 |
| URGE | 24 % | 4 |
| THIRST | 1 % | 6 |
| WISH | 1 % | 4 |
| APPETITE | 0 % | 8 |
| EAGER | 0 % | 5 |
| WANT | 0 % | 4 |
| DESIRE | 0 % | 6 |
| BURNINGDESIRE | 0 % | 13 |
Why may ITCH be the right solution?
The word "itch" is often used to describe a strong desire or craving for something, which is synonymous with the word "hankering". Therefore, "itch" is the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hankering
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yen
- itch
- craving
- yearning
- itching
- indulge
- crave
- wanting
- hungering
- dabble
- tempted
- jazzed
Crossword Answer definitions
YEN noun- The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
- A coin or note worth one yen.
- A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
- To have a strong desire for.
- Opium.
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 YEN
- Craving
- Hankering
- Kyoto cash
- Kyoto currency
- Urge
- Desire
- Itch
- Yearning
- The capital of Japan?
- Major global currency unit worth about a penny
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 URGE
More clues leading to the result THIRST
More clues leading to the result WISH
- Desire
- Request to a genie
- World peace, e.g.
- It may lead to a broken bone
- Genie's grant
- Genie's bestowal
- "Make a ___!"
- Gift from a genie
- Take advantage of a falling star
- You may break a bone after you've made one
More clues leading to the result APPETITE
- Hunger
- Intake regulator?
- Fondness
- Thanksgiving asset
- Craving
- Longing
- Desire for food
- Desire
- Good thing to have before a meal
- Strong desire
More clues leading to the result EAGER
- Avid
- Champing at the bit
- Kind of beaver
- Thirsting
- Beaverlike
- Rarin' to go
- _____ beaver
- Beaver-ish!
- Hollywood's Morales
- Hot to trot
More clues leading to the result WANT
- Fancy
- Thirst for
- Word on an Uncle Sam poster
- Entry on a wish list
- Have a hankering
- Have one's heart set on
- Hanker for
- Verb in a letter to Santa
- Needy condition
- Be deficient in