The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCANT , but the solution may also be SCARCE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
In short supply crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCANT | 32 % | 5 |
| SCARCE | 32 % | 6 |
| SPARSE | 20 % | 6 |
| RARE | 10 % | 4 |
| LIMITED | 2 % | 7 |
| ATAPREMIUM | 2 % | 10 |
| SCARFACE | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In short supply
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shortage
- shortages
- scarcity
- scarcities
- shortness
- scarce
- shortfalls
- short shrift
- short staffed
- understock
- stockout
- short term
Crossword Answer definitions
SCANT adjective- Very little, very few.
- Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
- Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
- To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- To fail, or become less; to scantle.
- A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
- A sheet of stone.
- (wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
- Scarcity; lack.
- With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
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 SCANT
- Meager
- Barely adequate
- Barely sufficient
- Marginally enough
- Mere
- Barely enough
- Few and far between
- Grudging, as attention
- Limited
- In short supply
More clues leading to the result SCARCE
- Hard to find
- Difficult to find
- Few and far between
- Like hen's teeth
- Tough to find
- In short supply
- Inadequate
- Like hens' teeth
- Rare
- Hard to come by
More clues leading to the result SPARSE
- Few and far between
- Meager
- Hardly filled in
- Inadequate
- Widely scattered
- Hardly packed
- Thinly scattered
- Far from dense
- Scattered
- Thin
More clues leading to the result RARE
- Still bloody
- At a premium
- Extraordinary
- Hard to find
- Highly collectible
- Like the spotted owl
- Not common
- Steak order
- __-earth element
- Chophouse order
More clues leading to the result LIMITED
- Restricted
- See 81 Across and 5 Down
- In short supply
- Like some editions
- Not for everyone
- Like some access
- Like some sale quantities
- Restricted in number, as an edition
- Express train.
- The Twentieth to Chicago.