The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEARTH which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.
Insufficiency crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEARTH | 33 % | 6 |
| LACK | 33 % | 4 |
| SPARSITY | 17 % | 8 |
| NEED | 17 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Insufficiency
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deficiency
- inadequacy
- lack
- deficient
- insufficient
- deficit
- inadequate
- shortcoming
- underreporting
- failure
- underemployment
- shortage
Crossword Answer definitions
DEARTH noun- A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
- (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
- Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DEARTH
More clues leading to the result LACK
- Be caught short
- Be in need of
- Absence
- Ain't got
- Deficiency
- Paucity
- Shortfall
- Be deficient in
- Are deficient in
- Dearth