The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDY , but the solution may also be NEEDY Down 1 Miata maker which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Impoverished crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDY | 51 % | 5 |
| POOR | 28 % | 4 |
| INNEED | 7 % | 6 |
| DIRTPOOR | 3 % | 8 |
| HARDUP | 2 % | 6 |
| INDIGENT | 2 % | 8 |
| DEPRIVED | 2 % | 8 |
| BROKE | 2 % | 5 |
| NEEDY Down 1 Miata maker | 2 % | 24 |
| BANKRUPT | 2 % | 8 |
| RUINED | 2 % | 6 |
Why may NEEDYDOWN1-MIATA-MAKER be the right solution?
The answer to "Impoverished" is "NEEDY" because "needy" is a synonym for "impoverished" or "lacking in resources or means." It fits the clue and has the correct number of letters.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Impoverished
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poverty-stricken
- poor
- indigent
- destitute
- destroyed
- broken
- needy
- necessitous
- wiped out
- poverty
- deprived
- dispossessed
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 DIRTPOOR
- Lacking in real estate?
- Flat broke
- Poverty-stricken
- Penniless
- Impoverished
- Hard up
- Having financial trouble, like a gossip columnist?
More clues leading to the result HARDUP
- Strapped for cash
- Impoverished
- Desperate
- Terribly in need
- In need
- On the dole
- Strapped
- Down on one's luck
- Poorly provided: Colloq.
- In great need of something: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result INDIGENT
More clues leading to the result DEPRIVED
- Lacking opportunity
- Impoverished
- Lacking in opportunity
- Took from.
- Dispossessed.
- Like the needy
- Denied access to (with "of")
More clues leading to the result BROKE
- Down-and-out
- Needing dough
- Cracked, perhaps
- Impecunious
- Tapped out
- Penniless
- Without a dime
- Belly-up
- Out of funds
- Something to go for?
More clues leading to the result NEEDY Down 1 Miata maker
More clues leading to the result BANKRUPT
- Insolvent
- Like a Chapter 11 filer
- Legally insolvent
- Insolvent.
- Destitute
- "Wheel of Fortune" spin on either side of "ONE MILLION"
- Impoverished
- Financially ruined
- Broke