The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STARVES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1968.
Has a strong desire (for) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STARVES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Has a strong desire (for)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hunger
- thirst
- itch
- long
- hate
- hanker
- hankering
- hated
- haye
- spoil
- yen
- acquisitiveness
Crossword Answer definitions
STARVES verb- To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
- To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- To be very hungry.
- To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.
- To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
- To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
- (especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.
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