The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word YEARN , but the solution may also be YEN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Hunger or thirst crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEARN | 33 % | 5 |
| YEN | 33 % | 3 |
| WANT | 33 % | 4 |
Why may YEN be the right solution?
The word "YEN" can mean a strong desire or craving, which can be related to hunger or thirst.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hunger or thirst
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- famine
- drought
- food security
- curvature
- starvation
- wilderness
- chip
- starved
- starve
- stale
- starving
- attenuate
Crossword Answer definitions
YEARN verb- To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- To curdle, as milk.
- Yearning; yen.
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 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 YEN
- Craving
- Hankering
- Kyoto cash
- Kyoto currency
- Urge
- Desire
- Itch
- Yearning
- The capital of Japan?
- Major global currency unit worth about a penny