The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDY which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2016.
Hard up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDY | 57 % | 5 |
| POOR | 26 % | 4 |
| INNEED | 5 % | 6 |
| STRAPPED | 2 % | 8 |
| ERECT | 2 % | 5 |
| DIRTPOOR | 2 % | 8 |
| CASHSTRAPPED | 2 % | 12 |
| INAHOLE | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poor
- penurious
- penniless
- impecunious
- pinched
- in straitened circumstances
- cash-strapped
- broke
- destitute
- strapped for cash
- strapped for money
- disadvantaged
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 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 STRAPPED
- Short on cash
- Short of shekels
- Hard up for dough
- Hard up
- Lacking, with "for"
- Wanting
- Without funds
- Out of funds
- Fastened in a certain way.
- Bound, as with adhesive tape.
More clues leading to the result ERECT
- Standing up
- In a vertical, upright position
- Not on all fours
- Set up
- Straight up
- Upright
- Upright in posture
- Build
- Construct
- How Cro-Magnon man walked
More clues leading to the result DIRTPOOR
- Lacking in real estate?
- Flat broke
- Poverty-stricken
- Penniless
- Impoverished
- Hard up
- Having financial trouble, like a gossip columnist?