The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POOR which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
In need crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POOR | 70 % | 4 |
| HARDUP | 10 % | 6 |
| DOWNANDOUT | 10 % | 10 |
| SHORT | 10 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In need
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- needy
- impoverished
- destitute
- low water
- indigent
- need
- poor
- deprivation
- destitution
- strapped
- want
- poverty
Crossword Answer definitions
POOR noun- (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.
- With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- Of low quality.
- Used to express pity.
- Deficient in a specified way.
- Inadequate, insufficient.
- Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
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 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 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 DOWNANDOUT
- Blue, literally
- Needy
- Without friends, money or prospects.
- Boxing finale.
- Boxing term.
- Boxing phrase.
- Broke
- On skid row
- Destitute
- In dire straits