The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCANT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Insufficient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCANT | 38 % | 5 |
| SHORT | 23 % | 5 |
| SCANTY | 15 % | 6 |
| PUNY | 8 % | 4 |
| LOW | 8 % | 3 |
| INADEQUATE | 8 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Insufficient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inadequate
- deficient
- poor
- scarce
- scant
- skimpy
- shy
- depleted
- short
- lean
- low
- light
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 SHORT
- Comedian Martin ___
- Wiring problem
- Strapped for cash
- Knee-high to a grasshopper
- Funnyman Martin
- Lacking a quorum
- Like some tempers
- Lacking sufficient funds
- Unlike a shaggy-dog story
- Word before bread or cake
More clues leading to the result SCANTY
- Meager
- Sparse
- Insufficient
- Barely adequate
- Like a string bikini
- Minimal
- Like some beachwear
- Like some bathing suits
- Meager; sparse
- Barely sufficient
More clues leading to the result PUNY
- Inferior in size and strength
- Wimpy
- Weak
- Like a weakling's muscles
- Scrawny and small
- Small and weak
- Far from colossal
- Hardly hearty
- Undersized
- Insignificant
More clues leading to the result LOW
- Like some blows
- Girl Scout founder
- Immoral
- First gear
- Contemptible
- In need of supplies
- Like a bass
- Underhanded
- With 39-Across, like some cigarettes
- At sea level