The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRAVE , but the solution may also be ACHE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Hunger for crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRAVE | 67 % | 5 |
| YEARN | 10 % | 5 |
| COVET | 5 % | 5 |
| DESIRE | 5 % | 6 |
| ACHE | 5 % | 4 |
| STARVE | 3 % | 6 |
| LUST | 3 % | 4 |
| NEED | 3 % | 4 |
Why may ACHE be the right solution?
The answer "ACHE" is the right solution because when we're hungry, we often feel a physical sensation or discomfort in our stomach, which can be described as an ache.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hunger for
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crave
- yearn for
- desire
- long for
- yen
- wanting
- earn
- yearn
- want
- desiring
- longing
- desired
Crossword Answer definitions
CRAVE noun- A formal application to a court to make a particular order.
- To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
- To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.
- To call for; to require as a course of action.
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 CRAVE
- Desire
- Have a yen for
- Hunger for
- Want. Really. Badly.
- Ache for
- Desire strongly
- Long for
- More than want
- Desire with fire
- Lust after
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 COVET
- 10th Commandment word
- Have a yen for
- Break the Tenth Commandment
- Long to have
- Want badly
- Break a Commandment
- Feel envious about
- Badly desire?
- Tenth Commandment word
- Begrudge
More clues leading to the result DESIRE
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 STARVE
- Go without food
- Deprive of resources
- Fast
- Feel a strong desire
- Go without
- Go mad with hunger
- Go hungry
- Suffer deprivation
- Keep away from food
- Overdo the diet
More clues leading to the result LUST
- Irving Stone's "__ for Life"
- Craving
- Passionate desire
- Deadly sin
- Lasciviousness
- Overpowering passion
- Libidinous yen
- Want only wantonly
- Unseemly want
- Be like a lecher