The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDS , but the solution may also be HASNT which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in 3Across).
Is lacking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDS | 25 % | 5 |
| FAILS | 25 % | 5 |
| HASNT | 25 % | 5 |
| FALLSHORT | 25 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Is lacking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lacks
- is without
- absent
- default
- deficient
- devoid
- fail
- inadequate
- lack
- lacked
- minus
- miss
Crossword Answer definitions
NEEDS adverb- Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".
- A requirement for something; something needed.
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
- To have an absolute requirement for.
- To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- To be required; to be necessary.
- To be necessary (to someone).
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 NEEDS
- Basic ___
- Has to have
- Requirements
- Must have
- Requires
- Lacks
- Prerequisites
- Calls for
- They may be met
- Food, clothing, and shelter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result FAILS
- Falls on one's face
- Falls short
- Goes belly-up
- Does not pass
- Comes up short
- Doesn't get the credit?
- Doesn't pass
- Bombs miserably
- Misses the mark
- Doesn't cut it
More clues leading to the result HASNT
- Does not possess
- Lacks
- Owns a more robust Windows operating system
- Negative contraction
- Is lacking
- Ain't got
- ___ a clue (doesn't know)
- ___ a clue (is at sea)
- Could use, probably
- "___ he grown!"