The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LACKS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2016.
Is short of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LACKS | 67 % | 5 |
| NEEDS | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Is short of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anyhow
- anyroad
- anyway
- below
- brief
- briefer
- briefly
- brusque
- close
- concisely
- court
- curt
Crossword Answer definitions
LACKS noun- A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
- A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- To be without, to need, to require.
- To be short (of or for something).
- To be in want.
- To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
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