Answer to "Is obliged to" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MUST , but the solution may also be SHOULD which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).

Is obliged to crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
MUST	42 %	4
OWES	33 %	4
SHOULD	8 %	6
OWED	8 %	4
OUGHT	8 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Is obliged to

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• must
• have to
• need to
• should
• ought
• likely
• would
• will
• ought to
• necessary
• prerequisite
• requirement

Crossword Answer definitions

MUST noun

1. Something that is mandatory or required.

MUST verb

1. (modal auxiliary, defective) To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
2. (modal auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a negative consequence.
3. (modal auxiliary, defective) said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true

MUST noun

1. The property of being stale or musty.
2. Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
3. Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.

MUST verb

1. To make musty.
2. To become musty.

MUST noun

1. A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness (also spelled musth).
2. An elephant in this sexual and aggressive state.

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 MUST

• Basement smell
• Has no other choice
• Has to
• Imperative
• Gotta
• Requirement
• Indispensable item
• Need to
• Nonnegotiable item
• Essential

More clues leading to the result OWES

• In debt
• Is in debt
• Hasn't ponied up
• Has bills
• Takes credit
• Is in danger of having one's legs broken, say
• Has a balance
• Is obligated to
• Is shy
• Has creditors

More clues leading to the result SHOULD

• Really ought to
• "Auld Lang Syne" starter
• Word of obligation
• Ought to
• Must
• Is morally bound to
• "__ auld ..."
• "I __ Care" (Sammy Cahn tune)
• "How ___ I know?!"
• First word of New Year's Eve song.

More clues leading to the result OWED

• Indebted
• Ran a tab
• Was beholden
• Was in the hole
• Was indebted
• Ran up a tab
• Was in a hole
• Was behind
• Fell behind
• Had overdrawn

More clues leading to the result OUGHT

• __ to (must)
• O
• Should, with "to"
• Has an obligation
• Is well advised
• Is expected (to)
• Is obligated (to)
• "You ___ to know better!"
• Had better, with "to"
• Is obliged, with "to"